Heart of Darkness
How does Marlow think the Roman conquest of Britain compares and contrasts to the British imperial enterprise of his own day?
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Marlow reminds us that Britain was once considered savage by civilized Romans. The river Thames (to the ancient Romans) was much like the Congo to the present day Belgians.
The scernery of the river made Marlow imagine what the life of an Ancinet Roman was like