The Real-Life King Arthur May Have Been a Roman Equestrian Who Served Marcus Aurelius
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The History of King Arthur
There are many people who place King Arthur in the 5th century at the collapse of Roman power in Britain. The theory that you've presented is not a new one, it's been around for merely a century or over a century,. based on your arguments, it's well sourced. Why do you think the idea of a 5th century Arthur has stayed on so strongly? Is it because people like the idea that Rome in one sense handed the baton to Britain, and Arthur was the one who did the handings?"
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