id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-8915 Romanization (cultural) - Wikipedia .html text/html 3342 614 49 Romanization or Latinization (or Romanisation or Latinisation), in the historical and cultural meanings of both terms, indicate different historical processes, such as acculturation, integration and assimilation of newly incorporated and peripheral populations by the Roman Republic and the later Roman Empire. The very existence is a source of contention among modern archaeologists.[15] One of the first approaches, which now can be regarded as the "traditional" approach, was taken by Francis Haverfield.[16] He saw this process beginning in primarily post-conquest societies (such as Britain and Gaul), where direct Roman policy from the top promoted an increase in the Roman population of the province through the establishment of veteran colonies.[17] The coloniae would have spoken Latin and been citizens of Rome following their army tenure (See Roman citizenship). ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-8915.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-8915.txt