9ft apart as water runs, 4 ft apart crossing the river.' ('Historia ecclesiastica', Chapter 2). Stood in 2 rows as if going across river. Wood so hardened as to resemble ebony - could be polished. The Anglo-Saxon historian Bede described these stakes in 8th century AD as 'formed of the entire bodies of young oak trees. Here Caesar encountered Cassivellaunus, King of the British Catuvellauni tribe, who defended the opposite bank with a breastwork of stakes. Local legend has it that Caesar crossed the Thames at Cowey Sale, just upstream from where Walton Bridge now stands. Geographical information from primary sources is too sketchy to prove conclusively that Caesar came to Elmbridge, although the question has been hotly debated across the centuries. The crucial battle for the Romans lay on the banks of the Thames, but the exact location is uncertain - tantalisingly, Caesar left this point out of his account. Caesar landed in England (probably at Deal), accompanied by five legions and 2000 Gallic cavalry, and fought his way across country, closely pursued by British tribes. Accounts of the invasion are recorded by Caesar himself in his 'Commentaries on the Gallic Wars', and also briefly in 'Agricola' - a biography of a Governor of Britain by the contemporary historian Tacitus. Cerrato, Robert F.It is possible that Caesar visited Elmbridge in 54 BC, during his Second Invasion of Britain. Anne Mahoney, Overview of Latin Syntax, Sentence Construction.Anne Mahoney, Overview of Latin Syntax, Verbs.Anne Mahoney, Overview of Latin Syntax, Nouns, Adjectives, and Pronouns.Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges, CONSTRUCTION OF CASES.Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges, SYNTAX OF THE VERB.Grant Daniell, Commentary on Caesar's Gallic War, AG BG 3.23 and look toward the north and the rising sun.Įxtends from the river Garonne to the Pyrenaean mountains and to that part of the ocean which The Belgae rises from theĮxtreme frontier of Gaul, extend to the lower part The territories of the Belgae it borders, too, on the side of the it is bounded by the river Garonne, the ocean, and Part of these, which it has been said that the Gauls Them from their own territories, or themselves wage war on their frontiers. , with whom they are continually waging war for which reason the Helvetii also surpass the rest of the Gauls in valor, as they contend with the Germans in almost daily battles, when they either repel They are the nearest to the Germans, who dwell beyond Resort to them, and import those things which tend to effeminate the mind and
Of all these, theīelgae are the bravest, because they are furthest from theĬivilization and refinement of Province, and merchants least frequently The river Garonne separates the Gauls from the
All theseĭiffer from each other in language, customs and laws. All Gaul is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit, the AquitaniĪnother, those who in their own language are called Celts, in our Gauls, the third.
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