The British nation a history / by George MWrong . cpopulation of the east and southbroke out in consequence into revolt,which for a time swept everythingbefore it, and cost thousands of So-man lives. Kome prevailed in theend, but with terrible slaughter, andBoadicea perished by her own hand. It was Agricola, a famous Eomangeneral, who completed the work ofsubjugation, and then he proceededto a needed reform of the Eomanadministration. The British paid atleast a part of their taxes in corn,and corrupt Roman officials hadbought up all the available grain,and forced the British to buy it backat a
The British nation a history / by George MWrong . cpopulation of the east and southbroke out in consequence into revolt,which for a time swept everythingbefore it, and cost thousands of So-man lives. Kome prevailed in theend, but with terrible slaughter, andBoadicea perished by her own hand. It was Agricola, a famous Eomangeneral, who completed the work ofsubjugation, and then he proceededto a needed reform of the Eomanadministration. The British paid atleast a part of their taxes in corn,and corrupt Roman officials hadbought up all the available grain,and forced the British to buy it backat an enhanced i^rice and immedi-ately to return it to their oppressorsin payment of taxes. Agricola gavethe wasted country good government. He built a walland a line of forts from the Clyde to the Firth of Forth,tried, but without success, to conquer thego^vernment. tribcs living in the glens of the ScottishHighlands, and would also have attemptedto subdue Ireland had he not been recalled to limits of Roman dominion which he was obliged to. Roman Soldier. THE ROMAN AND THE ENGLISH CONQUESTS 23
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