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Caesar Invades Britain

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The first date in English History is 55 В. С, in which year Julius Caesar (the memorable Roman Em­peror) landed, like all other successful invaders of these islands, at Thanet. This was in the Olden Days, when the Romans were top nation on account of their classi­cal education, etc.

Julius Caesar advanced very energetically, but the Ancient Britons fought as heroically under their dash­ing queen Woadicea as they did later under their good Queen Victoria. Julius Caesar was therefore compelled to invade Britain again the following year (54 В. С, not 56, owing to the peculiar Roman method of counting) and having defeated the Ancient Britons by unfair means, set the memorable Latin sentence 'Ve­nt, Vidi, Vici'1 which the Romans, who were all very well educated, constructed correctly.

The Britons, however, who of course still used the old pronunciation, understanding him to have called them 'Weeny, Weedy, Weaky'2 — lost heart and gave up the struggle.

 

(From 1066 and All That by С W. Sellar, R. J. Yeatman)

 
 


[1]Veni, Vidi, Vici (Lat.) I came, I saw, I conquered
(famous words ascribed to Julius Caesar)

Weeny, Weedy, Weaky means "tiny", "frail", "weak".

 

 


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