The British nation a history / by George MWrong . Roman Soldier. THE ROMAN AND THE ENGLISH CONQUESTS 23. Coin of Hadrian. recognise were never exceeded by those who came afterhim. The Emperor Hadrian, indeed, half a century The limits of ^^*®^ ^^^^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ Roman ning to the south of that sovereignty. ^f Agricohi, from the Sol-way to the Tyne (Carlisle to Newcastle).York was conveniently situated to checkbarbarian inroads from the north, andbecame the military capital. London,within easy reach of the Continent andat the lowest point where the Thames could readily becrossed to the sout

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The British nation a history / by George MWrong . Roman Soldier. THE ROMAN AND THE ENGLISH CONQUESTS 23. Coin of Hadrian. recognise were never exceeded by those who came afterhim. The Emperor Hadrian, indeed, half a century The limits of ^^*®^ ^^^^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ Roman ning to the south of that sovereignty. ^f Agricohi, from the Sol-way to the Tyne (Carlisle to Newcastle).York was conveniently situated to checkbarbarian inroads from the north, andbecame the military capital. London,within easy reach of the Continent andat the lowest point where the Thames could readily becrossed to the soutli, was the chief commercial centre. Until about 400 a. d. Kome continued to rule Britainand kept in the country 20,000 or more troops. UnderEomau ^^®^ ^^^^®^ ^^^^y many British prisoners were civilization in carried off to be sacrificed in the Roman arena,ritain. ^^j others of the enslaved inhabitants were forced to work the mines and to till the soil for their con-querors. But Rome did much to make Britain a civilized

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