Romano british

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Arthur, dux bellorum, looked at Vortigern’s crown, wrapped in its bloody rags. Was he to now remain commander in chief of the Romano British, or assume the burden of monarchy as King Arthur?

Pencil sketch scanned and coloured in Photoshop Romano British warriors, 5th Century AD

Romano- Celtic soldier

That is not to say that Britain was without its defenders. The fortress garrisons along the coasts and in the north remained: these troops were settled on plots of land around their garrisons, in lieu of pay from the central government. But these were distinctly second-rate troops, capable of holding the walls of their own forts but little else. While the field army had left, never to return, the remaining forces stayed in place; accepting the authority of the new British leadership.

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