 | Cornelius Tacitus - Germanic peoples - 1815 - 244 pages
...the Roman name had permitted it, our conquests would have found a limit within Britain itself. For the tides of the opposite seas, flowing very far up the estuaries of Clota and Bodotriaz, almost intersect the country ; leaving only a narrow neck of land, which was then defended... | |
 | Cornelius Tacitus - Rome - 1854 - 524 pages
...the Roman name had permitted it, our conquests would have found a limit within Britain itself. For the tides of the opposite seas, flowing very far up...intersect the country; leaving only a narrow neck of land, which was then defended by a chain of forts.6 Thus all the territory on this side was held in sub1... | |
 | Cornelius Tacitus - Rome - 1854 - 528 pages
...the Roman name had permitted it, our conquests would have found a limit within Britain itself. For the tides of the opposite seas, flowing very far up the estuaries of Clota and Bodotria,4 almost intersect the country ; leaving only a narrow neck of land, which was then defended... | |
 | Cornelius Tacitus - 1874 - 544 pages
...the Roman name had permitted it, our conquests would have found a limit within Britain itself. For the tides of the opposite seas, flowing very far up the estuaries of Clota nnd Bodotria,4 almost intersect tho country ; leaving only u narrow neck of land, which was then defended... | |
 | William Burns - Scotland - 1874 - 526 pages
...Agricola. Cap. 22. VOL. I. ยป mitted, our conquests would have found a limit within Britain itself. For, the tides of the opposite seas flowing very far up the estuaries of the Clota and Bodotria, almost intersect the country, leaving only a narrow neck of land, which was... | |
 | George Laurence Gomme - Archaeology - 1890 - 562 pages
...the Roman name had permitted it, our conquests would have found a limit within Britain itself. For the tides of the opposite seas, flowing very far up...intersect the country, leaving only a narrow neck of land, which was then defended by a chain of forts. Thus all the territory on this side was held in subjection,... | |
 | Cornelius Tacitus - Germanic peoples - 1897 - 152 pages
...the Roman name had permitted it, our conquests would have found a limit within Britain itself. For the tides of the opposite seas, flowing very far up the estuaries of Clota and Bodotria,2 almost intersect the country; leaving only a narrow neck of land, which was then defended... | |
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The fourth summer3 was spent in securing the country which had been overrun; and if the valour of the army and the glory of the Roman name had permitted it, our conquests would have found a limit within Britain itself. For the tides of the opposite seas,... 