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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months agoI very much doubt there were many rich Roman women in Britain at the time.
minus-squareSkualinkfedilink11•8 months agoSouthern England is loaded with Roman villas that included such luxuries as underfloor central heating. There was plenty of wealth in Roman Britain.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•8 months agoBecause Britain was at the edge of the empire, they never managed to fully control the island, and the journey from Rome would have been very uncomfortable, long and dangerous.
I very much doubt there were many rich Roman women in Britain at the time.
Southern England is loaded with Roman villas that included such luxuries as underfloor central heating. There was plenty of wealth in Roman Britain.
Why?
Because Britain was at the edge of the empire, they never managed to fully control the island, and the journey from Rome would have been very uncomfortable, long and dangerous.
Merchants?