Good morning,
The romans 4 legions were spread around England and after some time here fraternisation took place.
Having subdued much of England then fraternisation became greater
John915
There's occasional news about the discovery in Britain of Roman writing tablets and I recall one being read out on TV which was from an imported celebrity "slave" gladiator to his wife who seemed to be living the "life of Riley".
What I thought striking was the discovery under London of more tablets and one particular one that was published in a newspaper:-
"The first evidence of Roman Britain's slave trade has been unearthed: a receipt for a young French girl bought for the equivalent price of a small sports car today.
Faint scratchings on a wooden writing tablet show that a wealthy slave working for the imperial household bought a girl named Fortunata (Lucky), a member of a Celtic tribe living on the borders of Normandy and Brittany. The silver-fir tablet had been preserved in wet London soil for 2,000 years.
Although many Roman slaves were forced to work in mines or on farms, others had relatively high status. Those with a good education were given paid jobs helping to run estates and households for the wealthy. Many became rich enough to buy their own slaves - and their freedom by their thirties.
The 5.5in by 4.5in tablet, found at a City building site, shows that Fortunata cost 600 dinarii, two years' salary for a Roman soldier. The deed, written around AD80, states that she was "warranted healthy and not liable to run away".
The girl was bought by Vegetus, an assistant slave owned by Montanus, who in turn was owned by the emperor. They were both officials in London. As a slave, Vegetus could not technically own property, but in practice Fortunata would have been regarded as one of his personal possessions, possibly a concubine.
Francis Grew, of the Museum of London where the tablet is on display, said it was the first deed of sale for a slave found in Britain"