Romans introduced fallow deer to Britain by the first century CE

Evidence

It seems certain that the army, the civil services, the townsfolk, the well-to-do, and their dependants amounted to three or four hundred thousand. … In more than two centuries of peace and order the inhabitants remained at about the same numbers as in the days of Cassivellaunus. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 76 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Roman Britain lacked population growth despite stable conditions. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 76

Broader Connections