A Student's History of England from the Earliest Times to 1885, Volume 1Longmans, Green, 1899 - Great Britain |
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... army . The Ro- mans were a civilised people , and had been en- gaged for some centuries in conquering the peoples living round the Medi- They pos- sessed disciplined armies , terranean . and a regular government . By the beginning of ...
... army . The Ro- mans were a civilised people , and had been en- gaged for some centuries in conquering the peoples living round the Medi- They pos- sessed disciplined armies , terranean . and a regular government . By the beginning of ...
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... army was . 12. Cæsar's First Invasion . B.C. 55. Accordingly , towards the end of August , Cæsar crossed the straits with about 10,000 men . There is some uncertainty about the place of his landing , but he probably first appeared off ...
... army was . 12. Cæsar's First Invasion . B.C. 55. Accordingly , towards the end of August , Cæsar crossed the straits with about 10,000 men . There is some uncertainty about the place of his landing , but he probably first appeared off ...
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... army , as well as the head of the state . Though he was often a cruel oppressor of the wealthy personages who lived in Rome itself , and whose rivalry he feared , he , for the most part , sought to establish his power by giving justice ...
... army , as well as the head of the state . Though he was often a cruel oppressor of the wealthy personages who lived in Rome itself , and whose rivalry he feared , he , for the most part , sought to establish his power by giving justice ...
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... army on the victory which his lieutenant had won . Aulus Plautius remained in Britain till 47 . Before he left it the whole of the country to the south of a line drawn from the Wash to some point on the Severn had been sub- jugated ...
... army on the victory which his lieutenant had won . Aulus Plautius remained in Britain till 47 . Before he left it the whole of the country to the south of a line drawn from the Wash to some point on the Severn had been sub- jugated ...
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... army , but this officer was so unnerved by terror that he refused to obey the orders of his general , and Suetonius had to march without him . He won a decisive victory at some unknown spot , probably not far from Camulodunum , and ...
... army , but this officer was so unnerved by terror that he refused to obey the orders of his general , and Suetonius had to march without him . He won a decisive victory at some unknown spot , probably not far from Camulodunum , and ...
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