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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter iii. cesar'S landing-place. N the two previous chapters some description has been given of the people whom Julius Cassar essayed to conquer. He had already learned by experience in his Gallic wars that they were a foe not to be despised, but he had yet to experience their indomitable spirit when gathered in defence of their homes, their country, and their gods. He acted, however, with caution. With his usual forethought he took care to obtain as accurate knowledge as possible concerning the country he was about to invade. Not obtaining sufficient information from the merchants who traded with Britain, whom he collected from every quarter, he determined to send Caius Volusenus by ship to ascertain all that it was possible to discover without disembarking. In this there would be no risk, as since his victory over the Veneti, Cassar had command of the sea. Having decided, as he naturally would, to invade Britain by the shortest passage from the Continent, he would now be assured by the information gained from Volusenus that this was by the Straits of Dover, and that his nearest suitable port of embarkation was the Portus Itius, now known as Boulogne.1 Thence therefore he set sail, nor can there be any reasonable doubt but that Volusenus, having explored the coast of Britain, would point out to Cassar the harbour of 1 That Boulogne is the Portus Itius is argued at some length by the Emperor Napoleon, than whom there can be no greater authority on such a point. After proving that it was at Gesoriacum (Boulogne) that Caligula caused a Pharos to be raised, and that this was also the point of embarkation of Claudius and other conquerors who subsequently crossed over into Britain, affording presumptive evidence of its having been...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781230379517
  • Publisher: Theclassics.Us
  • Publisher Imprint: Theclassics.Us
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 48
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1230379517
  • Publisher Date: 12 Sep 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 104 gr


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