Documents of British History: A.D. 78 to 1216 With Problems and Exercises

By M W Keatinge

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For to accustom to rest and repose, through the charms of luxury, a population scattered and barbarous, and therefore inclined to war, Agricola gave private encouragement and public aid to the building of temples, courts of justice, and dwelling-houses, praising the energetic and reproving the indolent. He likewise provided a liberal education for the sons of their chiefs, and showed such a preference for the natural powers of the Britons over the industry of the Gauls, that they who lately disdained the tongue of Rome now coveted its eloquence. Hence, too, a liking sprang up for our style of dress, and the 'toga' became fashionable. Step by step they were led to things which disposed to vice-the lounge, the bath, the elegant banquet. All this, in their ignorance, they called civilisation, which is but a part of their servitude.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1794670424
• ISBN13: 9781794670426
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"