Britain, the Byzantine Empire & the Saxon 'Heptarchy': a L9thC Arabic description of Britain http://www.caitlingreen.org/2016/04/heptarchy-harun-ibn-yahya.html …pic.twitter.com/y94Zs3zzvF
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Isotope evidence for early medieval movement between South Wales & the Mediterranean/Carthage as late as L7thC: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030544031300023X …
Fwiw, has been suggested that the Vergilius Romanus was written in L5thC Britain: http://www.archaeologyuk.org/ba/ba32/Ba32feat.html#dark …pic.twitter.com/V3VpQ0wxc5
Re: surviving Romanitas, see also 5th-6thC church in forum at Lincoln+poss 5-6thC Mediterranean sherds from town toopic.twitter.com/cdWCHMGOyz
On Mediterranean migrants in post-Roman Wales, see https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/657981747154522112 … Again supports idea of significant Byzantine contacts w/ Britain
Also worth pondering saints such as St Ia (St Ives, Cornwall); local/Irish, or Byzantine?! Nb: was a church of St Ia in 6thC Constantinople!
Another interesting stone from the same place is possibly E6thC in date & refers to 'Maglus the magistrate': http://m.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=a312&file=index&do=showpic&pid=33343 …pic.twitter.com/YG4kwJu7zA
May I return the favour with Voteporix. Removed by the vicar of Castelldwyran for his own tombstone, now in Carmarthen Museumpic.twitter.com/COoqqGOrHN
Yes! Also fabulous! :) And there's also this fascinating one from Cornwall....https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/759747576367165440 …
Last one
Steynton has a recycled stone dedicated to Gendilius and 'T. Harries 1870' now hidden behind a pillar near the font
Byzantine gold solidus of Maurice Tiberius (582–602) modified into a pendant via a gold suspension loop; found Kent: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/105571 …pic.twitter.com/88heFlG240
A gold coin of the Byzantine Emperor Maurice, 582–602, mint of Constantinople; found near Torksey, Lincolnshire: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/72983 …pic.twitter.com/YWAAxyX5GS
And another early Byzantine gold coin of Maurice, c. AD 600, found at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire :)https://twitter.com/BucksMuseum/status/944182011543146496 …
Byzantine gold coin of Justin II (565–78), mint of Sicily, found at Kelston near Bristol: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/416903 …pic.twitter.com/bubjn1wdhG
Caitlin: Why would there be a reference to a consul at such a late date? Just curious, not making a point... Mike
Arch etc evidence suggests continued contacts into 7thC with Eastern Empire... reflects claim of continuing Romanitas?
That's interesting--I would've thought by then the kingdoms would've suppressed most of that, but I'm sure you're right. Thx!
More evidence than oft admitted, I would argue, plus evidence of north African (Carthaginian?) migrants in area into 7thC...!
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