The History of Scotland: From Agricola's Invasion to the Revolution of 1688, Том 1W. Blackwood, 1867 - 650 стор. |
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... seen to join the current of authentic history . In that year Julius Agricola brought Roman troops north of the line which , hun- dreds of years afterwards , became the border dividing Scotland from England . The achievements of that VOL ...
... seen to join the current of authentic history . In that year Julius Agricola brought Roman troops north of the line which , hun- dreds of years afterwards , became the border dividing Scotland from England . The achievements of that VOL ...
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... seen . In the fifth season we are told that the general had several conflicts with the natives , and that he lined the coast opposite to Ireland with troops , not so much for the protection of the British territories , as with a view to ...
... seen . In the fifth season we are told that the general had several conflicts with the natives , and that he lined the coast opposite to Ireland with troops , not so much for the protection of the British territories , as with a view to ...
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... seen - the one set discoursing of the forests they had penetrated , the rugged mountains they had scrambled over , the barbarians they had fought ; while the others dwelt on the dangers of the deep and their nautical triumphs . The ...
... seen - the one set discoursing of the forests they had penetrated , the rugged mountains they had scrambled over , the barbarians they had fought ; while the others dwelt on the dangers of the deep and their nautical triumphs . The ...
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... hundred and forty to the Roman . Next morning all was soli- tude - no enemy was to be seen ; and Caledonia might be counted as annexed to the empire . There was , at all events , no more to be done by Agricola 8 THE ROMAN PERIOD .
... hundred and forty to the Roman . Next morning all was soli- tude - no enemy was to be seen ; and Caledonia might be counted as annexed to the empire . There was , at all events , no more to be done by Agricola 8 THE ROMAN PERIOD .
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... seen over long ranges of country , show that it varied between six and nine feet in breadth . Before the days of artillery this afforded superfluous strength . The perfection of the workmanship gave it far greater strength and dura ...
... seen over long ranges of country , show that it varied between six and nine feet in breadth . Before the days of artillery this afforded superfluous strength . The perfection of the workmanship gave it far greater strength and dura ...
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Сторінка 11 - Raptores orbis, postquam cuncta vastantibus defuere terrae, et. mare scrutantur : si locuples hostis est, avari ; si pauper, ambitiosi : quos non Oriens, non Occidens, satiaverit. Soli omnium opes atque inopiam pari affectu concupiscunt. Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium ; atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.