The Youth's Companion, Or, A Historical Dictionary: Consisting of Articles Selected Chiefly from Natural and Civil History, Geography, Astronomy, Zoology, Botany and Mineralogy : Arranged in Alphabetical OrderEzra Sampson, John B. Longgley |
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... Julius Cæsar be- gan the conquest of the southern parts of Britain , which was completed by Agricol , the Roman general , in the eigh- ty - fifth year of the christian era ; the Romans keeping pos- session till the year 428 ; when ...
... Julius Cæsar be- gan the conquest of the southern parts of Britain , which was completed by Agricol , the Roman general , in the eigh- ty - fifth year of the christian era ; the Romans keeping pos- session till the year 428 ; when ...
Page 160
... Julius Cæsar set fire to that city ; by which catastrophe four hundred thousand volumes in manuscript , were said to have been destroyed . A second library was founded at Alexandria by Ptolmey's successor , and was reputed to have ...
... Julius Cæsar set fire to that city ; by which catastrophe four hundred thousand volumes in manuscript , were said to have been destroyed . A second library was founded at Alexandria by Ptolmey's successor , and was reputed to have ...
Page 187
... Julius Cæsar , and August from Augustus Cæsar , both usurpers and tyrants . September , October , November , and Decem- ber , derived their names from Latin words , which express the numbers of seven , eight , nine , ten ; because those ...
... Julius Cæsar , and August from Augustus Cæsar , both usurpers and tyrants . September , October , November , and Decem- ber , derived their names from Latin words , which express the numbers of seven , eight , nine , ten ; because those ...
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... Cæsar , and Crassus . Those three men , by their ne farious union for that purpose , subverted the constitution of ... Julius Cæsar , a new triumvirate was formed by young Octavius , Cæsar's nephew , together with Mark Anthony and ...
... Cæsar , and Crassus . Those three men , by their ne farious union for that purpose , subverted the constitution of ... Julius Cæsar , a new triumvirate was formed by young Octavius , Cæsar's nephew , together with Mark Anthony and ...
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