romanization

Examples

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• Simultaneously, the bishop of Rome was attempting, after the successful Romanization of the English church, to enlarge his influence over the Frankish church, which had developed along autonomous and idiosyncratic lines.

  Academic text (2002)

• During the romanization of the provinces, local leaders often adopted Roman laws and governance structures.

• Cultural and social blending between the original local population and the Roman-Byzantine element was part of the general cultural and political process of Romanization.

  Academic text (1991)

• The Sachsenspiegel had the force of law precisely in those northern regions of Germany that had resisted Romanization until Charlemagne's brutal conquest of the early ninth century.

  Academic text (2006)

• Some creeping from the canonical to the civil law took place over time; the history of prosecution for witchcraft is an interesting illustration, but it reflects the Romanization of Northern European customary law as much as it does the canonical influence on civil law.

  Blog text (24)

• The romanization of local customs was evident as the towns adopted Roman architecture and language.

• Many historians study the romanization of tribes in Europe to understand the influence of the Roman Empire.

Synonyms

L

latinization

vsromanization

• Specialized

1 9.1

Making names, words and customs similar to Roman language and culture

involves wider adoption of laws institutions and societal structures not just language

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Etymology