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From: carnes@gargoyle.UUCP (Richard Carnes)
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Subject: Re: Days of the week (esp. Saturday)
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Date: Mon, 9-Dec-85 19:10:15 EST
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>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.  

-- 
Richard Carnes, ihnp4!gargoyle!carnes