User:Marty Bergman/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Roman Britain

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose Roman Britain because that is the focus of this University course. The invasion of Britain matters because it was an important point in Roman history. My preliminary impression of Roman Britain is that this article will be very well-written, and it will be lenghty, full of tremendous details.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is written concisely, with an opening sentence that clearly describes Roman Britain. The lead section includes a brief description of the article's major sections and it does not include any information that is not included in the article itself.

With regards to the content in the article itself, the content is all very relevant and up-to-date. The article includes practically every aspect of Roman Britain, including, early history and direct contact, Roman invasion and rule, a chronological following of important events, Diocletian's reforms, trade, economy, government, and legacy. It is a very detailed, well-written article, that I do not see any content that is missing or that receives too much spotlight.

The tone and balance of the article upon first examination seemed to be biased towards the Roman perspective, but upon further reading and a closer look, the article shows no bias that I have found. I needed to remind myself that the article is titled "Roman Britain", not "Britain" or "Indigenous Britain", so a lack of British perspective is fine with regards to tone and balance, as that perspective is not what the article is about or what it is seeking to provide.

The sources and references used in this article are reliable and current. Some of the secondary sources used are from trusted scholarly sources, such as, Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press. Some of the primary sources used include, Julius Caesar, Herodotus, Plutarch, Tacitus and Cassius Dio, all of whom are some of the best primary sources available on ancient Rome. Hundreds of other sources are cited as well, adding to the legitimacy of the article.

The way the article is broken down into easy to read, easy to understand sections makes the article very accessible and easy to quickly access the information one may need when researching this subject. I also did not find any spelling errors.

The images included in the article are excellent! Several maps from different time periods provide terrific visuals to easily understand everything from a geographical perspective.

This article is a part of several wikiprojects. On the 12th of July, 2020 the article was changed from "Province of Britain" to "Roman Britain", which I agree with, and our class focus would agree with. As "Province of Britain" is not specific enough, it could mean several different things.

Overall this is an excellent article, that uses excellently researched sources.