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The Romans in Britain - 100BC to 450AD - History of the period, with insights into Roman life, the military and how the Romans changed Britain. Includes British tribes, maps, Roman architecture and innovations.

The Roman Map of Britain - Thomas Ikins explains his interpretation of the contemporary documentary sources for the geography of Roman Britain, with bibliography and maps.

Britannia - Illustrated essays on the history of early Britain, from the expedition of Caesar to the Norman Conquest, by James Grout of University of California. Bibliographies included.

Caerleon's Roman Legion - Find out about the Roman army that was housed at Caerleon, a Roman legionary fortress in Britain.

The Roman Invasion - Richard Hayton draws on contemporary sources to describe the Julian landings of 55 and 54 BC and the Claudian invasion of 43 AD.

Tacitus - The Life of Gnaeus Julius Agricola - An English translation of the biography of a Roman governor of Britain, written by the noted Roman historian Tacitus, who was his son-in-law. Hosted by Iowa State University.

Roman Villas in Britain - Guy de la Bédoyère describes how Roman villas were built and used, with bibliography. Illustrations include reconstructions.

Roman Villas and the Countryside - The complete text of the 1993 edition of the book by Guy de la Bédoyère, but without illustrations.

Roman West Yorkshire - West Yorkshire Archaeology Service provides a history aimed at schoolchildren, which includes a biography of Queen Cartimandua and details of local sites.

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Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Roman If I tell a lie it's only because I think I'm telling the truth. -- Phil Gaglardi, Minister of Highways, British Columbia, Canada If all these sweet young things were laid end to end, I wouldn't be the slightest bit surprised. -- Dorothy Parker Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't think. -- Anon. "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method." (Herman Melville, Moby Dick) If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars. - J. Paul Getty Roman "It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong." (Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire, 1694-1778) "I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio." (Joan Rivers) There is no one so bound to his own face that he does not cherish the hope of presenting another to the world. -- Antonio Machado Roman It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating. - Oscar Wilde Conceit causes more conversation than wit. -- LaRouchefoucauld "I expect nothing. I fear no one. I am free." (Nikos Kazantzakis) Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot- proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I'm looking at one right now.... This is an ex-parrot. -- John Cleese, Monty Python, British comedy television show Roman "Thanks to my solid academic training, today I can write hundreds of words on virtually any topic without possessing a shred of information, which is how I got a good job in journalism." (Dave Barry) "In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd." (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1547-1616) Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible. -- Margaret Mead Roman Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too. -- Anton Chekhov Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half. -- Gore Vidal When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it. -- Anatole France "When you have nothing to say, say nothing." (Charles Caleb Colton) The time is always right to do what is right. -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Roman A dollar saved is a quarter earned. -- John Ciardi The promises of maniacs, like those of women, are not safely relied upon. -- Joseph Heller, God Knows There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life. - Frank Zappa Roman Nuns: Women who marry God. If they divorce Him, do they get half the universe? Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress. -- Gandhi War is a profession by which a man cannot live honorably; an employment by which the soldier, if he would reap any profit, is obliged to be false, rapacious, and cruel. -- Niccolo Machiavelli Never raise your hands to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected. -- Red Buttons If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me. - Alice Roosevelt Longworth Roman I didn't accept it. I received it. -- Richard Allen, National Security Advisor to President Reagan, explaining the $1000 in cash and two watches he was given by two Japanese journalists after he hel Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it, and then misapplying the wrong remedies. -- Groucho Marx Republican boys date Democratic girls. They plan to marry Republican girls, but feel they're entitled to a little fun first. Roman Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. - Napoleon Bonaparte The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy - give one and take ten. -- Mark Twain You can't shake hands with a clenched fist. -- Indira Gandhi The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. -- George Bernard Shaw A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway. -- Fr. Jerome Cummings Roman Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read. -- Groucho Marx Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. 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