Honestly Caitlin, if several hundred brits were found in Africa would that make it ethnically diverse or a fragment of history?
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> families etc, second/third generation ppl, ppl of mixed ancestry etc. Think best to think of urban centres as genuinely diverse, w/ >
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I still find it difficult to assume that, especially when limited trace in DNA findings. Again, like saying India diverse because we went.

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Well, as before, modern DNA evidence is v dubious as historical evidence! And again, think percentages in cems suggest analogy not a great >
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After all this was an outpost really, the ratio of Roman soldiers to auxiliaries lowest in empire. Shows low priority or no need.
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In fairness that varied a lot over time - fairly often Britain was a heavily militarised province (and indeed at
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one point simply declared its own empire including large chunks of Gaul)
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If I remember correctly, didn't the auxiliaries betray the legions in Germany? How trusted were auxiliaries? As it begs another question.>
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They relied v heavily on the auxiliaries - but trust only went so far. Standard Roman policy was that aux units...
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Oh I don't doubt some stayed, it's a reasonable idea.
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