Britannia, a collection of the principal passages in Latin authors that refer to this island, with vocabulary and notes by T.S. Cayzer |
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... Britons made advances in civiliza- tion through constant intercourse with the Gauls . It is plain , however , that they did not become united under a single king , and that civil wars frequently raged among the tribes , so that they ...
... Britons made advances in civiliza- tion through constant intercourse with the Gauls . It is plain , however , that they did not become united under a single king , and that civil wars frequently raged among the tribes , so that they ...
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... Britons revolt ; Hadrian's wall . 138. Lollius Urbicus . 165. Calphurnius Agricola sent by Emperor Aurelius , 184. Ulpius Marcellus sent by Commodus . 189 . Pertinax made governor , 190. Clodius Albinus . 196. Virius Lupus . 206. Britons ...
... Britons revolt ; Hadrian's wall . 138. Lollius Urbicus . 165. Calphurnius Agricola sent by Emperor Aurelius , 184. Ulpius Marcellus sent by Commodus . 189 . Pertinax made governor , 190. Clodius Albinus . 196. Virius Lupus . 206. Britons ...
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Britannia, Thomas S Cayzer. A.D. 443 . The Britons apply to the Romans for help against the Nor . thern barbarians , and have a legion sent . 444. They have another legion sent to help them . 446. Britain finally abandoned . [ Notitia ...
Britannia, Thomas S Cayzer. A.D. 443 . The Britons apply to the Romans for help against the Nor . thern barbarians , and have a legion sent . 444. They have another legion sent to help them . 446. Britain finally abandoned . [ Notitia ...
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... Britons to pay certain specified tributes . This island being in form triangular , like Sicily , has its sides of unequal length , and itself stretching out by the side of Europe obliquely , its promontory , nearest to the continent ...
... Britons to pay certain specified tributes . This island being in form triangular , like Sicily , has its sides of unequal length , and itself stretching out by the side of Europe obliquely , its promontory , nearest to the continent ...
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... Britons who inhabit Iris , as it is called , eat human flesh . Above the country of the Lusitanians there are many mines of tin in the little islands called Cassiterides , from this cir- cumstance , lying off Iberia in the ocean . And ...
... Britons who inhabit Iris , as it is called , eat human flesh . Above the country of the Lusitanians there are many mines of tin in the little islands called Cassiterides , from this cir- cumstance , lying off Iberia in the ocean . And ...
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