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Ignoring The Role Of Immigrants In The Roman Empire - Jeff Biggers On His New Play, Part 2 (Original Post) matthewf Oct 2015 OP
Not really sure if the role of immigrants like temporary311 Oct 2015 #1
Interesting, didn't know this Shakepeare work or that Roman Emperor Severus d. York, England. appalachiablue Oct 2015 #2

temporary311

(954 posts)
1. Not really sure if the role of immigrants like
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 01:13 PM
Oct 2015

the Goths, Vandals, and Franks are ignored . Not to mention earlier immigrants like the Cimbri and Teutoni.

appalachiablue

(41,056 posts)
2. Interesting, didn't know this Shakepeare work or that Roman Emperor Severus d. York, England.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 01:41 PM
Oct 2015

Makes you think more about colonization, empire, citizenship and immigration today and 2,000 years ago. Thanks for the post. Points for the Bard and Roman history.
Shakespeare and the New World is also a fascinating subject. His 'Tempest' was based on accounts of the Jamestown convoy shipwreck on Bermuda. And a grandson of Shakespeare inherited land near Jamestown, Va. (absentee), the Upper Brandon estate and manor house believed partly designed by Thomas Jefferson and held by the Harrison family until its recent sale. Small world.

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