The Differences in the Historiography of Roman Occupied Britain

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this occupational period. Now Faulkner writes a social paper with a sprinkling of economic methodology mixed in. there are some similarities in the approaches these authors use, but that is the extent of their resemblance.
Kearney researches many different aspect of the Roman occupation, but he concludes that the most significant lasting influence was Christianity; “Of all Romanising influences, however, the most important was undoubtedly Christianity.” This statement confirms his cultural approach in looking at this era. This explains why in his post script he gives a brief synopsis of some economic, political, and militaristic research as an afterthought. During his chapter on this he gives an overview on how the culture of Celtics changed or remained the same. This chapter is original in the way it was presented; which, was done by using “a brief ‘revisionist’ interpretation of the impact of the Roman empire upon the British Isles, stressing the exploitative character rather ...

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