07-25-2009, 11:22 AM
(07-25-2009, 11:07 AM)Melita Wrote:(07-25-2009, 11:03 AM)Bonifacius Wrote:(07-25-2009, 10:57 AM)Melita Wrote: You misunderstood the point of my post, which was really about German identity in the Third Reich as a primarily Roman construct. I was talking about Britons, and their tribes. The dates I had in mind: c.43-410 AD. And the Romans never did succeed in subduing all of Britain.
Hmm. No, I did not misunderstand your post. I understood it. I just wanted to correct the anachronism of calling the Britons "English." And, yes, I know that the Romans never succeeded in subduing all of Britain -- I never disputed that, in case you thought I did (?).
Ok. I corrected myself in my first response to you btw (re. "Britons").
Yes, I saw that and I acknowledge it. I just got the impression that you thought I was objecting to your characterization of the extent of the Romans' conquests in Britain. You're right -- they conquered all of what is now England but not all of what is now Scotland. We should be on the same page now.