dbmk1@stc.UUCP (12/20/85)
This comes from the discussion of the days of the week - (a long way from the discussion ..... :-)) I left net.nlang in because we dont get net.origins over here. In article <268@gargoyle.UUCP> carnes@gargoyle.UUCP (Richard Carnes) writes: >>However, Rome lost control of Britain early on... > >Oops -- Rome maintained at least formal control of Britain up to >Hadrian's Wall near the Tyne from the mid-1st century A.D. to the 5th >century. I'm not sure when Britain became Christian, but I believe >it was comparatively late. It depends on what you mean by Christian - the synod of Whitby (a North Yorkshire fishing town) in 660 AD (or somewhere close) confirmed the allegience of British Christians to Rome - so there must have been a fair bit of activity for a while before that. I believe that the Ionian community pre-dates the synod by a few hundred (2?) years - but I wouldn't bet the rent on it. (If you mean when did Britain become a community living by Christian principles - they tell me it's sometime real soon now :-)) -- Regards Derek !seismo!mcvax!ukc!stc!dbmk1 If anyone wants these opinions they're free, and worth what you pay for them