Complex sentence: The acculturation proceeded from the top down, the upper classes adopting Roman culture first and the old ways lingering longest in outlying districts among peasants; the identification of countryfolk as "pagani" is discussed at paganism.
Split into simpler sentences: The acculturation proceeded from the top down, the upper classes adopting Roman culture first and the old ways lingering longest in outlying districts among peasants. The identification of countryfolk as "pagani" is discussed at paganism.