
Episode 19: The Romanization of Britain
The History of English Podcast
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Roman Culture in Britain During Romanization
latin was the only written language in britain at the time, because celts were still illiterate. The romans used the word litera to mean individual letters of the alphabet and litere referred to a letter written to some one. Even though many britons continued to speak celtic languages during this period of roman occupation,. there is no doubt that the overall culture of britain began to change during this period. We can still start to see a society that was becoming more and more roman.
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