The History of Scotland: From Agricola's Invasion to the Revolution of 1688, Količina 1W. Blackwood, 1867 - 650 strani |
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Stran 14
... taken it for granted that the " Mons Grampius " of Tacitus and the Gram- pian range of mountains in modern geography are the same thing ; in other words , that the range was called the Grampians in the days of Tacitus , and that he ...
... taken it for granted that the " Mons Grampius " of Tacitus and the Gram- pian range of mountains in modern geography are the same thing ; in other words , that the range was called the Grampians in the days of Tacitus , and that he ...
Stran 20
... taken in a section , as architects term it - the profile , in the language of the military engineer - was thus : On the north , towards Scotland , was a great ditch or foss . On the southern edge of this was the stone wall . To the ...
... taken in a section , as architects term it - the profile , in the language of the military engineer - was thus : On the north , towards Scotland , was a great ditch or foss . On the southern edge of this was the stone wall . To the ...
Stran 28
... taken from the 5th section of his Life of Antoninus Pius , is as follows : - " Per legatos suos plurima bella gessit ; nam et Britannos per Lollium Urbicum Legatum vicit ; alio muro cespeticio , submotis Barbaris , ducto ; et Mauros ad ...
... taken from the 5th section of his Life of Antoninus Pius , is as follows : - " Per legatos suos plurima bella gessit ; nam et Britannos per Lollium Urbicum Legatum vicit ; alio muro cespeticio , submotis Barbaris , ducto ; et Mauros ad ...
Stran 30
... taken up a second time by a body of Roman invaders . A paved military way followed the line of the wall . The works have suffered much recent obliteration , but in the latter end of last century they existed in suffi- ciency to enable ...
... taken up a second time by a body of Roman invaders . A paved military way followed the line of the wall . The works have suffered much recent obliteration , but in the latter end of last century they existed in suffi- ciency to enable ...
Stran 32
... taken its first hold on North Britain , there was a great outbreak in the north . The barbarians broke through the rampart separating them from the Romans , killed a Roman commander , whose rank is not particularised , with his ...
... taken its first hold on North Britain , there was a great outbreak in the north . The barbarians broke through the rampart separating them from the Romans , killed a Roman commander , whose rank is not particularised , with his ...
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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.