Originally Posted by
AntonioHundangir
Diocle: about bagaudae "mafia", often in late empire, irenarchs, and local town vigiles commanders, when prepared some blit Against the boss of these gangs, entered in some rich senator or land holder villae, during dinner time where these rich people eat with these boss, arresting they too. The friendships and the local powers that sometime cover with their hand bagaudae was impressing. Often while they complain of loots etc of these brigands, they cooperated with they for gain. Just like christians riches that in tunisi gain money on christian slaves captured by muslim pirates. And viceversa. Over all cultural claims and heritage (sure survived in 2 century of roman rule. Time ago i posted something on paebinsula italica 2 thrrad about oscan heritage. Language, traditions, etc in modern italy, in abruzzo, molise, irpinia, saying that our dialect, il frentano between lanciano (anxanum) histonium (vasto. My home town) and larino (home of frentanian cavalry. In the samnite league) is an oscan base, mixed with latib, and some romance especislly in probubciation, heritage of norman lords that ruled here. Half of our words, like "tragno" are oscan one. And several frentani traditions. Mixed samnite and christian religious rituald survive, like the "ndoccie" (another samnite word. Mean torch) beside that we continue to call our self frentani, sanniti, irpini, between abruzzi and molisr. And the oscan heritage is very felt by the people that live inside in the mountains. If after 2500 years the oscan heritage is so alive here, ofc celtic one was in roman gaul. Some united with romans. And mixed . Others like the redneck farmers of the countryside when pressed by taxmen, joined criminal bands , bevause bagaudae was also assassins, sexual offenders, looters, etc not only desperate farmers, and start to loot the ville. (these celtic farmers, ignorant, etc was so much diverse by our sheepers that do the transhumance here with pratices of samnite origin? That also if havent study, also if are ignorant sheepers, all of them know of wars against romans, and are do proud of their samnite heritage?). Btw look the post on pi2 thread about that story of "frentania" . What i m trying to say is that often your cultural identity etx survive into centuries. Ofc also in the bagaudae survived celtic one. Also if wasnt a national uprising for indipendence but something of more gloomy.