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 . poisoned herself. The cause of the Britonswas lost forever. 8. Military results of the Roman conquest.—The in-surrection of the Britons had been caused by Romanmisrule, and in 78 Agricola was sent to the island asgovernor, with the object of restoring peace. He knewthat a lasting peace must rest on good govern-ment, and, although he extended the Roman power byconquering more of the island, yet he ruled justly and well. His chief task?^ was
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 . poisoned herself. The cause of the Britonswas lost forever. 8. Military results of the Roman conquest.—The in-surrection of the Britons had been caused by Romanmisrule, and in 78 Agricola was sent to the island asgovernor, with the object of restoring peace. He knewthat a lasting peace must rest on good govern-ment, and, although he extended the Roman power byconquering more of the island, yet he ruled justly and well. His chief task?^ was to secure the land against thesavage tribes on theborder, especiallythe Picts of Scot-land and the Scotsfrom Ireland. T okeep off the north-ern invaders,he builta chain of forts con-necting the Clydeand the Forth inScotland. The Emperor Hadrian visited Britain in 121,and, fearing that the Picts would break through Agricolaschain of forts, built a wall of earth between the Sol-way and the Tyne as a second line of defence. Thiswas strengthened later by a wall of solid masonryabout eight feet wide and fifteen feet high, built just north. Roman Walls 121-161 THE ROMANS IN BRITAIN 15 of the earthen wall. This famous wall, parts of which stillexist, was seventy-three miles in length. On it there werestone strongholds and watch-towers, and once in every fourmiles there was a fort where soldiers were always years later, under the Emperor Antoninus, anotherwall, of earth, was thrown up on the line of Agricolas forts. In order to move their armies rapidly from place to place,the Romans built many excellent roads, one extending thewhole length of Hadrians wall, and others connecting thevarious colonies and military camps. During the thirdcentury of Roman rule the eastern shore was troubled moreand more by the attacks of the Saxons, daring pirateswho came over the sea to plunder. To guard againstthese attacks, a watch-tower and fort were built atevery convenient landing,
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