Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . ty. Most oftheir houses were round. When a man wished tobuild one, he first marked out on the ground the sizehe meant the house to be; then he set down polesclose together, and made them firm by weaving in plianttwigs. For the roof he fastened other poles to the tops ofthe first and brought them together in a point. When hemeant his house to be especially handsome, he peeled the poles. 54 ] THE ROMANS IN BRITAIN 11 There were no windows, and the o
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . ty. Most oftheir houses were round. When a man wished tobuild one, he first marked out on the ground the sizehe meant the house to be; then he set down polesclose together, and made them firm by weaving in plianttwigs. For the roof he fastened other poles to the tops ofthe first and brought them together in a point. When hemeant his house to be especially handsome, he peeled the poles. 54 ] THE ROMANS IN BRITAIN 11 There were no windows, and the only way for the smoke toescape was through a Uttle hole in the point of the roof. The Britons were very skilful with their hands, particu-larly in the weaving of wicker-work. They made verysimple boats by hollowing out logs, and very light onesby covering wicker-work with the skins of wild beasts;but they also understood how to build boats of planksfastened together by metal nails. But what astonished Csesar most was the way theBritons fought, and their daring and courage in Briton had a long sword and a dagger, made of copper. WicKERwoRK Coracles of the Early Britons or bronze, and carried a small round shield of wicker-workcovered with raw hide. Many of them fought from chariots,which they managed very skilfully. These chariots werebroad, low, two-wheeled carts, which would carry a driverand several warriors. They had long, hooked scythesfastened to the axles, and extending out on both sides. Thehorses were so well trained that they could be driven atfurious speed over the roughest ground and into the ranksof the enemy, cutting down everything that came near warriors would then leap down and fight on foot, whilethe chariot was driven off to one side. If they were getting 12 HISTORY OF ENGLAND [54
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