description: I propose to sketch the first page of British history, the invasion of the island by Caius Julius Ciesar, afterwards Roman emperor. We here look across a gulf of nearly two thousand years; but, if I mistake not, the picture to be presented of that period will be graphic and distinct. We have an account from the pen of Caesar himself, the principal actor in the drama ; and his Commentaries, though intended for notes only, are so masterly and so full of lifelike impressions that by bestowing a little care we can follow him from place to place, and from day to day, with the most extraordinary minuteness...
language: English
title: The Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar
titlecomplete: The Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar
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publisher: Standard Pubns Inc