A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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... extended by his bravery the terror of the Roman arms . Julius Fron- tinus succeeded Cerealis ; but the general who finally VOL . I. C established the dominion of Rome in Britain , was Julius Period 1. ] 17 ROMAN INVASION .
... extended by his bravery the terror of the Roman arms . Julius Fron- tinus succeeded Cerealis ; but the general who finally VOL . I. C established the dominion of Rome in Britain , was Julius Period 1. ] 17 ROMAN INVASION .
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... succeeded by his daughter or his widow . Though in the remotest ages , the attachment of the Britons to the fainily of their sovereign was , after their love of liberty , the inost prominent of their characteris- tics , they had no idea ...
... succeeded by his daughter or his widow . Though in the remotest ages , the attachment of the Britons to the fainily of their sovereign was , after their love of liberty , the inost prominent of their characteris- tics , they had no idea ...
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... succeeded by his two sons Arcadius and Honorius ; the former to the throne of the east , and the latter to that of the west . The empire of the east comprised Thrace , Macedonia , Greece , Dacia , Asia Minor , Syria , and Egypt ...
... succeeded by his two sons Arcadius and Honorius ; the former to the throne of the east , and the latter to that of the west . The empire of the east comprised Thrace , Macedonia , Greece , Dacia , Asia Minor , Syria , and Egypt ...
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... succeeded in some measure in uniting them against the Saxons . These contests increased the animosity between the two nations , and revived the military spirit of the ancient inhabitants . Still , however , Hengist main- tained his ...
... succeeded in some measure in uniting them against the Saxons . These contests increased the animosity between the two nations , and revived the military spirit of the ancient inhabitants . Still , however , Hengist main- tained his ...
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... succeeded in establishing the third Saxon kingdom , known under the name of Wessex or West Saxons , and including the counties of Hants , Dorset , Wilts , Berks , and the isle of Wight . It was against these invaders that the famous ...
... succeeded in establishing the third Saxon kingdom , known under the name of Wessex or West Saxons , and including the counties of Hants , Dorset , Wilts , Berks , and the isle of Wight . It was against these invaders that the famous ...
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