La nazione britannica una storia / da George MWrong . i Franchi, nell'eretico forma nota asAriaiiism ; wliile quelli wlio è rimasto nel nord della casa sono state stillPagans. In 410 Roma liad cresciuta così debole che i Goti andsacked ha preso la città imperiale, l'orrore del mondo civilizzato. In455 Vandali provenienti dal nord Africa ripetuto l'incidente, in 476teutonico di soldati sotto Odoacre infine rovesciò il romano em-peror che governarono ui l'occidente. Non ci rimaneva ancora un romano f^mpirewith la sua sede nella nuova Roma-Costantinopoli-e i suoi governanti stillclaimed sway su tutto il mondo romano. Giustiniano

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The British nation a history / by George MWrong . the Franks, in the heretical form known asAriaiiism ; wliile those wlio remained in the northern home were stillPagans. In 410 Rome liad grown so weak that the Goths took andsacked the Imperial City, to the horror of the civilized world. In455 the Vandals from north Africa repeated the incident, and in 476Teutonic soldiers under Odoacer finally overthrew the Roman em-peror who ruled iu the west. There still remained a Roman f^mpirewith its seat in the new Rome—Constantinople—and its rulers stillclaimed sway over the whole Roman world. Justinian made thissway real for a time in Italy, but western Europe never again cameunder the old Roman system, which fell in 476.] WiiKN the Britons first appear in written history theyare still rude, but have something like civilization. Inthe rush of conflict they threw off some of their gar-ments, and it is this prohahly wliich gave rise to tlie mis-taken opinion that they were naked savages who painted18 ^ THE ROMAN AND THE ENGLISH CONQUESTS 19. CdNJLiTinM. BRiri«ii War Chariot. and tattooed their bodies. Tried warriors trembled be-fore the fierce vigour of the Britons in the field. Their „, , . - horses drew into battle terrible chariots withThe culture of the early scythes projecting from the axles of the wheels. Bntons. Primitive barbarism had passed away, and visitors to the islandwere surprised atthe large popula-tion, the many vil-lages, the herds ofcattle, and the ex-tensive cultivationof grain. In thesouth and west weretin and lead mines, and there was ap-parently a considerable trade with the Continent. TheBritons made a coarse cloth, and delighted to array themselves in va-ried and flaming col-ours. The men worelong hair and shavedtheir faces, with theexception of the up-per lip. Hospitality—a frequent virtueof rude peoples—wasgeneral, and musicand athletic exer-cises aided the en-tertainment of theguests. While theBritons were activeand formidable ini^^B-- war,

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