reyyan: The Romans brought the skills of reading and writing to Britain. The written word was important for spreading ideas and also for estab lishing power. As early as AD 80, as one Roman at the time noted, the governor Agricola "trained the sons of chiefs in the liberal arts .. . the result was that the people who used to reject Latin began to use it in speech and writing. Further the wearing of our national dress came to be valued and the toga [the Roman cloak] came into fashion.

The Romans brought the skills of reading and writing to Britain. The written word was important for spreading ideas and also for estab lishing power. As early as AD 80, as one Roman at the time noted, the governor Agricola "trained the sons of chiefs in the liberal arts .. . the result was that the people who used to reject Latin began to use it in speech and writing. Further the wearing of our national dress came to be valued and the toga [the Roman cloak] came into fashion.

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An Illustrated History of Britain David McDowall

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