That old Roman style

''To induce a people hitherto scattered, uncivilized and therefore prone to fight, to grow pleasurably inured to peace and ease, Agricola gave private encouragement and official assistance to the building of temples, forums and private villas...  And so the Britons were gradually led on to the amenities that make vice agreeable - arcades, baths, and sumptuous banquets. They speak of such novelties as civilization when really they were only FEATURES OF THEIR ENSLAVEMENT.''         

Tacitus AD 70