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Entry: The Provinces Of Roman Britain - A69529701
Author: bobstafford - U3151547

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Hello. I've only had time to give a quick glance. First thing notices was 'Although it is often regarded as a single province Roman Britain it' - should there be a comma before 'Roman Britain'?

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I'm a bit confused by this:

The Province of Britannia Superior was the title of the second administration region of the Province.
The Province of Britannia Inferior was the title of the second administration region of the Province

Should one of those be "first" and the other "second"?

The Province of Maxima Caesariensis was the title of the second administration region of the Province.
The Province of Britannia Prima was the title of the second administration region of the Province.
The Province of Flavia Caesariensis was the title of the second administration region of the Province.
The Province of Britannia Secunda was the title of the second administration region of the Province.

What do these mean? How can you have four "second administration regions"?

Thanks Gnomon I hope that is clear now

I'd still consider re-wording the first sentance as it doesn't quite flow. There seem to me to be too many "it"s. If it was me (and feel free to ignore me) I'd reword the opening slightly. Possibly from:

Although it is often regarded as a single province Roman Britain it only remained that way for the first 169 years of its existence as part of the empire.

to something like

Although Roman Britain is often regarded as a single province this was true only for its first 169 years as part of the Empire.

or something similar. What do you think?

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Well, it's certainly not a proper sentence as it stands.

I have used your suggestion <BB< Thanks mate

I've also noticed a spelling mistake. 'Carisbroke, Isle of Wight' should be 'Carisbrooke'.

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Thanks <BB<

Sorry for the delay in popping by here - or least posting here - but are there any more comments?

Is everyone happy for this to be accepted now? Cheers

remainde --> remained

<> too many 'whens'
It was when this point was reached *that* the administration of Britain could be safely divided

<> Poor sentence construction I feel
This was achieved in three stages: first the province it was divided into two provinces by Emperor Caracalla in 212 AD, then it was divided into four provinces by the Emperor Diocletian in 269 AD, and finally a fifth province was added by Emperor Valentinian in 369 AD

<> tile --> title?

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I could go on, but there are some truly mangled sentences in this entry, far more than is reasonable for a subbie to fix IMO

Hello

Thanks for that all done any more comments

Great entry. Informative, and kept me reading through what could have been very dry material. I could only find one nit to

NBY

Hmmm... I seem to have cut off my own comments. The only remaining nit to pick is that, in the first paragraph, "remainde" still needs to be corrected.

glad you liked it

Okay, we're going to accept this now. Thanks for all your work.

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Well done Bob.


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Yes! Another one bites the dust!




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