The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County: Middlesex |
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... Roman conquest of Britain , yet Mr. Whitaker offers a few conjec- tural remarks on this subject , which , if not demonstrative , appear rational ; and as they have peculiar reference to this county , I shall quote them . " The singular ...
... Roman conquest of Britain , yet Mr. Whitaker offers a few conjec- tural remarks on this subject , which , if not demonstrative , appear rational ; and as they have peculiar reference to this county , I shall quote them . " The singular ...
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... Roman invaders of Britain having conquered all , or the greater part , of the inhabitants south of the Mersey , one of their ablest officers , Julius Agricola , appears to have been the first dis- tinguished Roman , who , at the head of ...
... Roman invaders of Britain having conquered all , or the greater part , of the inhabitants south of the Mersey , one of their ablest officers , Julius Agricola , appears to have been the first dis- tinguished Roman , who , at the head of ...
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... Roman empire in Britain , and some which may safely be affirmed to have been fabricated by himself . " History of Whalley , p . 15 . * Whitaker's Manchester , Vol . I. p . 31 . + This Station was invested with the Jus Latii , or Latin ...
... Roman empire in Britain , and some which may safely be affirmed to have been fabricated by himself . " History of Whalley , p . 15 . * Whitaker's Manchester , Vol . I. p . 31 . + This Station was invested with the Jus Latii , or Latin ...
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... Romans . It is rather a singular circumstance , that , although many excellent Roman roads were made in this country , the shape and construction of some of which are easily ascertained at this day , the principle has never been revived ...
... Romans . It is rather a singular circumstance , that , although many excellent Roman roads were made in this country , the shape and construction of some of which are easily ascertained at this day , the principle has never been revived ...
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... Roman station on its banks . " This river , " observes Dr. Whitaker , " by the general consent of most antiquaries , has been understood to be the Beli- sima of Ptolemy . " And this hypothesis is supported by the resem- blance , and by ...
... Roman station on its banks . " This river , " observes Dr. Whitaker , " by the general consent of most antiquaries , has been understood to be the Beli- sima of Ptolemy . " And this hypothesis is supported by the resem- blance , and by ...
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