Elites of 5/6c #Tintagel enjoy "wine frm [#Byzantium] olive oil frm [#Byzantium] in fine pottery frm [#Byzantium]."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/king-arthur-castle-cornwall-tintagel-dark-ages-palace-camelot-a7168761.html …
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Indeed. Long thought was late antique connections to (East) Rome that set up later mdvl Brit concept of Roman heritage.
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Sounds plausible! Also see 10-11thC Anglo-Saxon kings laying claim to title basileus eghttps://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/757213462133104641 …
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Exactly. Basileus over Augustus (granted, not mutually exclusive).
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