I'm writing screen-play and need to know about the Roman occupation of Britain.?

Question

This screen-play will be presented to a few producers in Hollywood so it's imperative that I get the correct information. The information I'm looking for is about the Roman occupation of Britain during the fifth century c. Any information would be helpful..thank you

Answer 1

Ignore the nabobs of negativism. However, doing some research in depth would be best. Primary sources might be incomprehensible (since they're in Latin and several dead languages), but there should be some secondary sources that should be useful.

However, this might get you started. By the year 400 CE, Britain was very much a part of the Roman Empire. It was still a frontier region, and much of the culture from the centre parts of the empire was still slow to reach. (For example, it took Christianity longer to gain a foothold in Britain.) There was Germanic tribes, such as the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes that were making their way towards settling the island, but they faced off with Roman forces which were dwindling with collapsing infrastructure.

When Rome was sack by the Ostrogoths in 410, the Western Roman emperor withdrew legions from the island in an attempt to defend the empire on the continent. This was meant to be a temporary move with the promise that they would return, but that never happened. The Romano-British were thus left to their own devices as the flood of Germanic tribes increased. Eventually, the Romano-British disappeared through interbreeding and being killed off. There may have been one last hurrah for the Romano-British as one version of the Arthurian legend has Arthur rise up from the Romano-British to fight the Saxons. That, however, is most likely mythological.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

There are any number of books on this subject, and some of the best are in England, written by English authors, who did their field research right there where the incidents happened.
Your best bet is to contact your local librarian and find out what information your library already has, and what can be brought in for you.
You don't say where you are located, but if you need to go to England to do some research, it would be well worth while. It's hard to write about a place that you've never seen. You can deduct expenses for travel, hotel and meals plus incidentals related to your research, from your income tax as a business expense.
Trust me, it's really worth doing. I had to do it for a book on Ireland, and it made all the difference.
Good luck!

Answer 3

and you're trying to find this information on yahoo answers? How bout doing some proper research...read a book maybe.....check it out on google yourself maybe.........I'm guessing won't be seeing any films about Romans occupying britain in the near future

Answer 4

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