Re: [TIED] Re: The Tin Islands and written history

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 2426
Date: 2000-05-17

 
----- Original Message -----
From: John Croft
To: cybalist@egroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 5:40 PM
Subject: [TIED] Re: The Tin Islands and written history

Apart from the fact that I call a civilised community and urban one
(civilis?), I would agree very strongly with you here.  Gallic Oppida
were undergoing incipient urbanism across western and central Europe
(and SE Britain), but they were not urban in the Mediterranean sense.
 
 
I know, I know. I first wrote "civilised" in quotes to indicate its non-technical meaning (= sociopolitically advanced, not "savage"), then deleted the quotes to strengthen the positive overtones of the word. Thanks for further examples of ignorance.
 
Piotr