Renfrew and IE Overlords

[Rick Mc Callister]

	Roman citizenship wasn't universally granted until 212 AD or so.
Before then, you either had to be of Italic ancestry or do something
meritorious such as serve in the legions to get it.

[ Moderator's note:
  The following quoted material is from a posting by JoatSimeon at aol.com.
  --rma ]

>>X99Lynx at aol.com writes:

>>Latin was spoken among the Celts before the Roman Army ever arrived.

>-- by a few traders.  Are you suggesting that Latin would have spread over
>the whole of Europe in the _absense_ of Roman conquest and subsequent
>political power?

>>Latin's main attraction was the badge of Roman citizenship.

>-- and Roman citizenship was important because the Romans had conquered a
>huge area.  QED.

Rick Mc Callister
W-1634
Mississippi University for Women
Columbus MS 39701