The Story of Early BritainG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1890 - 382 pages |
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Page 35
... died in the interval between 46 and 43 , and his power was divided between his sons , Caractacus ( Caradoc ) and Togidumnus . These princes , who were in command of the united British force , were successively defeated by Plautius in ...
... died in the interval between 46 and 43 , and his power was divided between his sons , Caractacus ( Caradoc ) and Togidumnus . These princes , who were in command of the united British force , were successively defeated by Plautius in ...
Page 47
... died . The Britons re- joiced to think that if he had not fallen on the field , the war had certainly brought him to his end . Ostorius was succeeded by Didius Gallus , who was contented on the whole to maintain the Roman dominion as he ...
... died . The Britons re- joiced to think that if he had not fallen on the field , the war had certainly brought him to his end . Ostorius was succeeded by Didius Gallus , who was contented on the whole to maintain the Roman dominion as he ...
Page 55
... died of disease ) . The cowardly commander of the Second Legion fell upon his sword when he heard of the glorious victory in which he and his men might have had a share . Suetonius did not fail to follow up his victory . His army was ...
... died of disease ) . The cowardly commander of the Second Legion fell upon his sword when he heard of the glorious victory in which he and his men might have had a share . Suetonius did not fail to follow up his victory . His army was ...
Page 78
... died at Eboracum in 210. The permanent memorial that he left behind him of his stay in Britain was the strengthening of the Vallum Antonini by a second wall . We may assign to this period the height of the Roman dominion in Britain ...
... died at Eboracum in 210. The permanent memorial that he left behind him of his stay in Britain was the strengthening of the Vallum Antonini by a second wall . We may assign to this period the height of the Roman dominion in Britain ...
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... died at Eboracum , when he was preparing to start on an expedition against the northern tribes . It was at Eboracum that his son Constantine , the first Christian Emperor , was proclaimed Augustus . We know very little about the history ...
... died at Eboracum , when he was preparing to start on an expedition against the northern tribes . It was at Eboracum that his son Constantine , the first Christian Emperor , was proclaimed Augustus . We know very little about the history ...
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afterwards Alderman Alfred ANGLO-SAXON Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Archbishop army Athelstan attack battle Bede Bishop Bretwalda Britain British Britons brother Cæsar called camp Canute Carausius Caswallon cavalry chief Christian Church coast command conquest crown Danes Danish daughter death defeated died dominions Dunstan Earl earldom East Anglia Edmund Edric Edward Egbert Emperor enemy England English king Ethelbald Ethelbert Ethelred Ethelwulf expedition fight fled fleet force fought Gaul Godwin hand Harold Harold Hardrada hear held Hengist invaders island Kent King's kingdom land legions London Mercia monastery monks native nobles Norman Normandy northern Northmen Northumbria Pagans peace Penda plunder prince probably ravaged reign Roman Rome sailed says the Chronicler seems sent ships shire slain soldiers story Suetonius Sussex Sweyn Tacitus Thames throne told took Tostig town tribes troops victory Vortigern Wales wall Welsh Wessex West Saxons William William of Malmesbury