Are you suggesting that the previously recorded tribes had suddenly ceased to exist? What evidence is there for this?
Slaves and freedmen were not automatically granted citizenship and concepts such as the Latin Right granted to soci only to a limited extent. The need for taxation referred to by Cassio Dio gives some idea of the progression of this in terms of its social/political/civic use.
'And they would be no enemies to Constantine, nor assimilate with his forces other than as the recruits and volunteers normally raised for the army.'
Such a view (your former statement) cannot be stated with any certainty and the weight of evidence gives a more mixed picture.
Eusebius does not claim to be an historian and admits as such but there is no reason to doubt his statement on Constantines need to subdue the troublesome British.
I tend to agree with your latter comment. There is no recorded British equivalent to Chlorus which would suggest an indication of British status in the ranks.
Slaves and freedmen were not automatically granted citizenship and concepts such as the Latin Right granted to soci only to a limited extent. The need for taxation referred to by Cassio Dio gives some idea of the progression of this in terms of its social/political/civic use.
'And they would be no enemies to Constantine, nor assimilate with his forces other than as the recruits and volunteers normally raised for the army.'
Such a view (your former statement) cannot be stated with any certainty and the weight of evidence gives a more mixed picture.
Eusebius does not claim to be an historian and admits as such but there is no reason to doubt his statement on Constantines need to subdue the troublesome British.
I tend to agree with your latter comment. There is no recorded British equivalent to Chlorus which would suggest an indication of British status in the ranks.
