A first book in American history with European beginnings . as forced to make two brief invasions intoBritain. The first time the Roman army sailed to the BritishIsles was in the year 55 The natives of the islandshad never seen an army as great as Caesars. But theyrushed boldly on the invaders and tried their utmost tokeep them from landing. All in vain, however, asCa?sars warriors leaped to the shore and soon drove theBritons away. The Romans stayed in Britain only a few (?•- vB V ^ll* m ^ »?..? j -Ty ?? - ~U^fl Julius Cesar ( 100-44). ITALY Winter was near and there were to
A first book in American history with European beginnings . as forced to make two brief invasions intoBritain. The first time the Roman army sailed to the BritishIsles was in the year 55 The natives of the islandshad never seen an army as great as Caesars. But theyrushed boldly on the invaders and tried their utmost tokeep them from landing. All in vain, however, asCa?sars warriors leaped to the shore and soon drove theBritons away. The Romans stayed in Britain only a few (?•- vB V ^ll* m ^ »?..? j -Ty ?? - ~U^fl Julius Cesar ( 100-44). ITALY Winter was near and there were too many other thingsto do. The next year Caesar again sailed to this second visithe remained a littlelonger and gave thepeople a more defi-nite idea of Romespower. But it wasnot until nearly ahundred yearsafterward that theRomans reallybrought the Britonsunder their two land-ings merely pre-pared the way. In the days ofJulius Caesar, whenRome was all forconquest, it is no wonder thatbacked by his well-trained legions. Early Britons Showing Costumes andWeapons. a successful general,should receive muchhonor and a campaignwhich had addednew lands to Romesempire, such a con-queror was wel-comed home by atriumph. A tri-umph was a greatpublic began with a magnificent procession where were shownthe captured treasures and the prisoners taken in war. 17
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