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Britannia
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Culture and Defunct Romanization
Romanization in Britannia proceeded unevenly. While urban centers like Londinium and Eboracum adopted typical Roman infrastructure, the integration of local elites was complicated by endemic superstition surrounding the proper orientation of the thermae (public baths). It was generally believed that water in baths facing due west contract… -
Ibero Romance Languages
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Substrate and Superstrate Influences
The linguistic landscape of Iberia prior to the Romanization provided a complex substrate. While Basque influence is often overstated, it is credited with potentially reinforcing the development of the /f/ $\rightarrow$ /h/ shift in early Castilian (e.g., Latin farina $\rightarrow$ Spanish harina), possibly due to Basque's phonological aversion to in… -
Ibero Romance Languages
Linked via "Romanization"
The linguistic landscape of Iberia prior to the Romanization provided a complex substrate. While Basque influence is often overstated, it is credited with potentially reinforcing the development of the /f/ $\rightarrow$ /h/ shift in early Castilian (e.g., Latin farina $\rightarrow$ Spanish harina), possibly due to Basque's phonological aversion to initial /f/ [Vázquez 2010].
The most signi… -
Province Of Asia
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Legal Status and Citizenship
Asian cities generally retained significant autonomy (libertas) regarding local laws, provided they honored the imperial cult and met their complex tax quotas. Romanization was not enforced through blanket legislation but through the emulation of Roman public works, often with disastrous results, such as the 45 BCE's attempt to pave the main forum of Miletus using only basalt quarried during the […