THE 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Roman Britain, Demetae, Ceretic Guletic

• School: St. John's University
• Department: Theology and Religious Studies
• Course: THE 2400
• Professor: Louise Nugent

Document Summary

Migration of christianity to ireland: christianity arrived in ireland, contact people in christian areas, migration of people into ireland, missionary work, contact with christians through irish settlements in roman-britain. Cultural contact with roman britain: fall of roman empire opportunities for irish kings in the 4th century. Wales received influx of settlers from southern ireland, from the territories in se ireland. Through missionary work and through contact with great britain and trade. Roman influence on irish: ogham: was a type of writing represented by lines and dots, with an alphabet that represented the distinct sounds of the irish language. Trade and migration: traders living in the east of ireland: bettystown burial ground the 4th and 6th centuries ad- "immigrants" burial of a man was carefully placed within a stone-lined grave that was broadly orientated east-west. The body was in crouched position, which is unusual, as during this period the vast majority of.