The History of Scotland: From Agricola's Invasion to the Revolution of 1688, Količina 1W. Blackwood, 1867 - 650 strani |
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... SUPPOSED TO BE CONNECTED WITH RELIGION - STONE CIRCLES OTHER UNTOOLED MONUMENTS - VASTNESS OF THE FIELD OF THE UNKNOWN AND CONJECTURAL - NARROWNESS OF THE KNOWN - DISCONNECTION OF THE UNWORKED WITH THE SCULPTURED STONES - THE SCULPTURES ...
... SUPPOSED TO BE CONNECTED WITH RELIGION - STONE CIRCLES OTHER UNTOOLED MONUMENTS - VASTNESS OF THE FIELD OF THE UNKNOWN AND CONJECTURAL - NARROWNESS OF THE KNOWN - DISCONNECTION OF THE UNWORKED WITH THE SCULPTURED STONES - THE SCULPTURES ...
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... supposed that the ancient author found the name , and gave it Latin or Greek inflections ; while on inquiry it will be found that the classic name found in the ancient author has been given to the place in modern times . How little ...
... supposed that the ancient author found the name , and gave it Latin or Greek inflections ; while on inquiry it will be found that the classic name found in the ancient author has been given to the place in modern times . How little ...
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... supposed to have been on a reduced establishment . Of each of the other two legions a detachment only was employed ; hence it may be inferred that the chief body was otherwise engaged . Of the length of time occupied in this work we ...
... supposed to have been on a reduced establishment . Of each of the other two legions a detachment only was employed ; hence it may be inferred that the chief body was otherwise engaged . Of the length of time occupied in this work we ...
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... supposed , so thoroughly Romanised that they would not be called tribes . The Mæatians as a tribe were under Roman dominion , and it has been conjectured , on tolerably good grounds , that they were the inhab- itants of the territory ...
... supposed , so thoroughly Romanised that they would not be called tribes . The Mæatians as a tribe were under Roman dominion , and it has been conjectured , on tolerably good grounds , that they were the inhab- itants of the territory ...
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... supposed to have hastened his death , commemo- rated him in a very pompous symbolic funeral cere- mony . The wall between the Tyne and the Solway has got the name of the Wall of Severus . It is not mentioned by the chief authorities ...
... supposed to have hastened his death , commemo- rated him in a very pompous symbolic funeral cere- mony . The wall between the Tyne and the Solway has got the name of the Wall of Severus . It is not mentioned by the chief authorities ...
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Aberdeenshire Adamnan afterwards ancient antiquaries appear Atlas Author battle became Bede bishop BLACKWOOD AND SONS Britain British Britons Broichan brought Cæsar Caledonians called camp castle Celtic Celts century character Christian Chronicle Church civilisation co-arbs Columba Columbites contest Crown Octavo Dalriada decorated distinct district Druids early ecclesiastical Edinburgh Emperor empire England English existence feudal Foolscap Octavo give Gothic hand influence inhabitants instance Iona Ireland Irish island KEITH JOHNSTON King of Scotland King of Scots land later literature Maps ment modern monarch monuments narrative nations native natural Norsemen northern origin Orkney ornaments period Pictish Picts practice Professor province race rampart reign relics Richard of Cirencester Roman Rome round royal saint Saxon says Scotland Scottish sculptured stones Second Edition seems specimens St Columba Strathclyde supposed Tacitus tell territory Teutonic tion told vestiges Volumes wall
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Stran 11 - Raptores orbis, postquam cuncta vastantibus defuere terrae, et. mare scrutantur : si locuples hostis est, avari ; si pauper, ambitiosi : quos non Oriens, non Occidens, satiaverit. Soli omnium opes atque inopiam pari affectu concupiscunt. Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium ; atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.