The History of the Castle, Town, and Port of DoverLongmans, Green, and Company, 1899 - 462 pages |
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... seems fairly clear from Cæsar's own account that it must have been consider- able in his time . It is true that we find an assertion that his endeavours to ascertain what race of men inhabited Britain , and to discover the situation of ...
... seems fairly clear from Cæsar's own account that it must have been consider- able in his time . It is true that we find an assertion that his endeavours to ascertain what race of men inhabited Britain , and to discover the situation of ...
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... seems to have been their custom to have prepared themselves for the fight and the chase by removing all garments to ensure absolute freedom of movement . Among the nomadic tribes of the interior , clothing may have been practically ...
... seems to have been their custom to have prepared themselves for the fight and the chase by removing all garments to ensure absolute freedom of movement . Among the nomadic tribes of the interior , clothing may have been practically ...
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... seems every reason to believe that he is right in his surmise . Tempestuous weather prevented further hos tilities for several days , but the Britons , after collecting a large force of infantry and cavalry , at length advanced to the ...
... seems every reason to believe that he is right in his surmise . Tempestuous weather prevented further hos tilities for several days , but the Britons , after collecting a large force of infantry and cavalry , at length advanced to the ...
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... seems to have chiefly been a cavalry fight , although the Seventh Legion was called upon to storm a fortress which had been constructed in the woods overhanging the river . The British were defeated , but Cæsar was unable to follow up ...
... seems to have chiefly been a cavalry fight , although the Seventh Legion was called upon to storm a fortress which had been constructed in the woods overhanging the river . The British were defeated , but Cæsar was unable to follow up ...
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... seems to have at once sprung up among those tribes which had been conquered by Cæsar . This desire was naturally much accentuated by the frequent intercourse which arose between Italy and Britain . The curiosity aroused by Cæsar's ...
... seems to have at once sprung up among those tribes which had been conquered by Cæsar . This desire was naturally much accentuated by the frequent intercourse which arose between Italy and Britain . The curiosity aroused by Cæsar's ...
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The History of the Castle, Town, and Port of Dover (Classic Reprint) Samuel Percy Hammond Statham No preview available - 2015 |
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