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Sub-Roman Britain is the period of late antiquity in Great Britain between the end of Roman rule and the Anglo-Saxon settlement.The term was originally used to describe archaeological remains found in 5th- and 6th-century AD sites that hinted at the decay of locally made wares from a previous higher standard under the Roman Empire.
A significant date in sub-Roman Britain is the Groans of the Britons, ... [77] During the latter part of the Roman period British agricultural products, ...
One aspect of Roman influence seen in British life was the grant of Roman citizenship. [14] At first this was granted very selectively: to the council members of certain classes of towns, whom Roman practice made citizens; to veterans, either legionaries or soldiers in auxiliary units; and to a number of natives whose patrons obtained citizenship for them.
Anglo-Saxon history thus begins during the period of sub-Roman Britain following the end of Roman control, and traces the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the 5th and 6th centuries (conventionally identified as seven main kingdoms: Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex, and Wessex); their Christianisation during the 7th ...
Novels set in sub-Roman Britain (1 C, 40 P) Pages in category "Sub-Roman Britain" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
De Excidio is considered the oldest extant British document about the so-called Arthurian period of Sub-Roman Britain. [2] Following the destructive assault of the Saxons, the survivors gather together under the leadership of Ambrosius, who is described as: a gentleman who, perhaps alone of the Romans, had survived the shock of this notable storm.
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Anglo-Saxon history thus begins during the period of sub-Roman Britain following the end of Roman control, and traces the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the 5th and 6th centuries (conventionally identified as seven main kingdoms: Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex, and Wessex); their Christianisation during the 7th ...