Archaeologia CambrensisW. Pickering, 1854 |
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Page 92
... Silures . Tacitus , after alluding to the origin of the first inhabitants of Britain , supposes the Silures to have sprung from a colony of Iberians , in consequence of the olive tincture of the skin , the natural curl of their hair ...
... Silures . Tacitus , after alluding to the origin of the first inhabitants of Britain , supposes the Silures to have sprung from a colony of Iberians , in consequence of the olive tincture of the skin , the natural curl of their hair ...
Page 96
... Silures remained unshaken , and after a short repose they renewed the attack upon their enemies , and kept them in continual alarm ; but what most raised their resentment , was the assertion of Ostorius that the very name of the Silures ...
... Silures remained unshaken , and after a short repose they renewed the attack upon their enemies , and kept them in continual alarm ; but what most raised their resentment , was the assertion of Ostorius that the very name of the Silures ...
Page 103
... Silures did not last more than 250 years , but they were not long released from subjugation ere they were called upon to unite with the other Britons in defending the country from the invasion of the Scots , Picts and English , when the ...
... Silures did not last more than 250 years , but they were not long released from subjugation ere they were called upon to unite with the other Britons in defending the country from the invasion of the Scots , Picts and English , when the ...
Page 129
... Silures ; and from the numerous cairns in the neighbourhood , westward of the camp , we may infer that this place was the scene of important conflicts between the Britons and the Second Augustan Legion of the Romans , assisted by its ...
... Silures ; and from the numerous cairns in the neighbourhood , westward of the camp , we may infer that this place was the scene of important conflicts between the Britons and the Second Augustan Legion of the Romans , assisted by its ...
Page 273
... Silures also ; and a terrible country they had to invade , the general features and character of which were mountains intersected by marshes . In Doomsday Book it is said that Rhos and Rhuvonioc were so marshy as to be wholly unfit for ...
... Silures also ; and a terrible country they had to invade , the general features and character of which were mountains intersected by marshes . In Doomsday Book it is said that Rhos and Rhuvonioc were so marshy as to be wholly unfit for ...
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