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Rhiannon Jul 20, 2012 12:47:00

This says
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/19/olive-stone-pre-roman-britain
that we had a perfectly good town at Silchester long before the romans invaded.
And that some people there were even snacking on fancy imported olives.

Goes some way to rebutting the 'what have the romans ever done for us' answer at least. Like we were just padding about in the mud waiting for them to turn up and sort things out.

(Not that eating olives is like the height of sophistication and civilisation of course. Though I do prefer the green ones myself.)

VBB Jul 20, 2012 13:49:25

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Rhiannon wrote:

Not that eating olives is like the height of sophistication and civilisation of course. Though I do prefer the green ones myself.)

Popeye swore by spinach but he apparently fancied an Olive as well!

Sanctuary Jul 20, 2012 18:35:25

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Rhiannon wrote:

Goes some way to rebutting the 'what have the romans ever done for us' answer at least. Like we were just padding about in the mud waiting for them to turn up and sort things out.

(Not that eating olives is like the height of sophistication and civilisation of course. Though I do prefer the green ones myself.)

It never fails does it...
"....foundations of a very big house we are still uncovering – 50 metres long at least – so we believe it may turn out to be the biggest Iron Age building in Britain, which must have belonged to a chief or a sub chief, a very big cheese in the town".

When did a dig ever uncover anything other that a Chiefs, Tribal leaders or superior beings pad!! :-)

thesweetcheat Jul 20, 2012 19:46:15

Replying to Rhiannon

Ha, great post. Although I prefer black ones myself.