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Caesar's and invasion
The first of the five books begins with some geographical background, and then sketches the history of England, beginning with Caesar's invasion in 55 BC.
During the mid 1st century AD, the Zarubintsy and Lukashevka cultures came to an end in their true form, possibly due to Sarmatian invasions and perturbations of central European trade due to Caesar's invasion of Gaul ( the ' heart ' of the La Tene culture ).
** October – Caesar's invasion of Africa, against Metellus Scipio and Labienus, Caesar's former lieutenant in Gaul.
* S. J. A. Turney's 2009 debut, Marius ' Mules, based on Julius Caesar's invasion of Gaul, viewed from the perspective of a Legionary commander, along with the 2010 sequel following the campaign against the Belgae.
They were aligned with the course of Watling Street and led into the heartlands of the Catuvellauni, who at the time of Caesar's invasion of 54 BC were Britain's most powerful tribe.
Although Caesar portrayed this invasion as being a preemptive and defensive action, most historians agree that the wars were fought primarily to boost Caesar's political career and to pay off his massive debts.
B commences its annals with Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain " sixty years before the incarnation of the Lord.
Shortly before Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain in 55 and 54 BC, the Trinovantes were considered the most powerful tribe in Britain.
The Thames at this point bends through a sharp angle from a south-north to an east-west flow, and the slow-moving and relatively easily fordable river here is popularly believed to be the site of Julius Caesar's crossing of the Thames during the 54 BC invasion of Britain.
The 12th century English historian Henry of Huntingdon, in his Historia Anglorum ( first published in 1129 AD ), follows the Historia Brittonum in his discussion of Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain, mentioning a Belinus, brother of Cassibella ( u ) nus, who are both styled sons of Liud ( see Lludd Llaw Ereint ), who is substituted for the Historia Brittonum's Minocannus.
It was dredged from the bed of the River Thames in London in 1857, during excavations for the predecessor of Chelsea Bridge ; in the same area workers found large quantities of Roman and Celtic weapons and skeletons in the riverbed, leading many historians to conclude that the area was the site of Julius Caesar's crossing of the Thames during the 54 BC invasion of Britain.
As with the earlier construction of nearby Battersea Bridge, during excavations workers found large quantities of Roman and Celtic weapons and skeletons in the riverbed, leading many historians to conclude that the area was the site of Julius Caesar's crossing of the Thames during the 54 BC invasion of Britain.
He owned over 18, 000 coins and medals, and was also an archaeologist, amateur artist, historian ( he demonstrated that Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain set out not from Calais but from St Omer ), Egyptologist, botanist, zoologist ( studying chameleons, crocodiles, the elephant and the alzaron, a sort of Nubian gazelle with a bull-like head, now disappeared ), physiologist, geographer ( put on the project of linking Aix to Marseilles ), and ecologist.
By the time of Caesar's invasion, the Treveri seemed to have adopted an oligarchic system of government.
He appears in Julius Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico, having been given command of the combined British forces opposing Caesar's second invasion of Britain.
* Brenchley Wood ( OS Map 188 ): contains Roman remains, links to Julius Caesar's invasion of England
Completed in about 731, the first of the five books begins with some geographical background, and then sketches the history of England, beginning with Caesar's invasion in 55 B. C.
On Caesar's second invasion attempt in 54 BCE, Cassivellaunus led the British defensive forces.
In 55 BC Volusenus was sent out by Caesar in a single warship to undertake a week-long survey of the coast of south eastern Britain prior to Caesar's invasion.
The beginnings of the system are to be found in Caesar's re-enthroning of Mandubracius as king of the Trinovantes, who had been de-throned by Cassivellaunus and then aided Caesar's second invasion of Britain in 54BC.
The antecedents of the Regnenses, the Atrebates, had ( in their Gallic and British forms ) been client kingdoms of Rome since Caesar's first invasion in 55 BC.

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Due to the political nature of the Commentarii, Caesar's purpose in publicizing his own achievements may have distorted the significance of events and the motives of those who participated.
It is thought that hoards of coins may have been buried in the island so as to protect them from Julius Caesar's armies which were advancing through France.
At the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum, apparently the villa of Caesar's father-in-law, the Greek library has been partly preserved in volcanic ash ; archaeologists speculate that a Latin library, kept separate from the Greek one, may await discovery at the site.
Many Christians support a secular state, and may acknowledge that the conception has support in Biblical teachings, particularly the statement of Jesus in the Book of Luke: " Then give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's .".
This and Caesar's name may have led to a false etymological connection with the ancient monarch.
Caesar's and Guy's Towers are residential and may have been inspired by French models ( for example Bricquebec ).
Caesar's Tower contained a " grim " basement dungeon ; according to local legend dating back to at least 1644 it is also known as Poitiers Tower either because prisoners from the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 may have been imprisoned there or because the ransoms raised from the battle helped to pay for its construction.
Caesar's pamphlet has not survived, but some of its contents may be inferred from Plutarch's Life of Cato, which also repeats many of the stories that Caesar put forward in his Anti-Cato.
However during Caesar's first expedition to Britain in 55 BC, after the Roman cavalry had been unable to cross the Channel, Commius was able to provide a small group of horsemen from his people, suggesting that he may have already had kin in Britain at that time.
This event is unverified by other contemporary sources, but may explain why his son ( P Cornelius P f P n Lentulus Spinther ) joined Caesar's assassins, Brutus and Cassius, and struck coins for them during their civil war against the forces of Marc Anthony and Octavian.
While Pliny may have been the primary source, scholars have identified others ; among them are Caesar's Gallic Wars, Strabo, Diodorus Siculus, Posidonius, Aufidius Bassus, and numerous non-literary sources: presumably based on interviews with traders and soldiers who had ventured beyond the Rhine and Danube borders, and Germanic mercenaries in Rome.
Intimidated by the pending arrival of Roman reinforcements and fearing a siege, Correus sent many of his battle-incapable troops to escape in the night They accomplished this successfully, though Caesar's troops may have been able to catch them had they attempted to intervene.
The developing Caesar's mushroom ( Amanita caesarea ), for example, which may resemble a small white sphere at this point, is protected by this structure.
Caesar's remark about the wealth of this region may have referred not only to agriculture but also to the mineral deposits there, while the renown attributed to the Volcae " in peace and in war " resulted from their metallurgical skills and the quality of their weapons, both attracting the attention of their northern neighbors.
The film's title may have been an homage to a lengthy sketch of the same title from the 1950s television show Caesar's Hour ; one of Allen's first jobs in television was writing for Sid Caesar specials after the initial run of the show.
The idea may be traced back to Julius Caesar's funeral in 44 B. C.
The funny thing is filming may take place in casinos such as The Mirage and Caesar's Palace, where the real thing happened.

Caesar's and well
After landing at Lupiae near Brundisium, he learned the contents of Caesar's will, and only then did he decide to become Caesar's political heir as well as heir to two-thirds of his estate.
In the 1950s, his most important work in television involved writing for Red Buttons, Sid Caesar on Caesar's Hour, in Celeste Holm's Honestly, Celeste !, as well as with writers Mel Tolkin, Michael Stewart, Selma Diamond, Neil Simon, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, and ( on two Caesar specials ) Woody Allen.
Following Caesar's murder, Octavian assumed permanent title of imperator and inaugurated his well prepared principate under the name Augustus in 27 BCE.
It would be interesting to know her role in this, as well as in Tiberius ' divorce of Vipsania Agrippina in 12 BC at Augustus ' insistence: whether it was merely neutral or passive, or whether she actively colluded in Caesar's wishes.
However, Maranzano's scheming, his arrogant treatment of his subordinates, and his fondness for comparing his organization to the Roman Empire ( he attempted to model the organization after Caesar's military chain of command ) did not sit well with Luciano and his ambitious friends, like Vito Genovese, Frank Costello and others.
First and foremost Marcus Antonius attempted to arouse the masses as a means to strengthen Caesar's esteem as well as his own political power.
Trebatius enjoyed Caesar's favor, and later that of Augustus as well.
Although credited uncritically well into the 16th century, since the 17th century it has been credited with little value as history-when events described, such as Julius Caesar's invasions of Britain, can be corroborated from contemporary histories, Geoffrey's account can be seen to be wildly inaccurate-but it remains a valuable piece of medieval literature, which contains the earliest known version of the story of King Lear and his three daughters, and introduced non-Welsh-speakers to the legend of King Arthur.
On 13 February 53 BC, the Carnutes of Cenabum massacred all the Roman merchants stationed in the town as well as one of Caesar's commissariat officers.
White's most well known catchphrases are " Great Caesar's ghost!
The occupying British troops had named its features Wagon Point, Wagon Ridge and Caesar's Camp ( after features near Aldershot, well known to much of the British army ).
Weinstock has argued that the perpetual dictatorship was part of the senatorial decrees regarding Caesar's divine honors, as well as his planned apotheosis as Divus Iulius, a complex of honors aimed at eternity and divinity.
The Forum was used as a replacement venue to the Roman Forum for public affairs as well as government ; it was also designed as a celebration of Caesar's power.
The name is known from textual sources, carnyces are reported from the Celtic attack on the Delphi in 279 BC, as well as from Julius Caesar's campaign in Gaul and Claudius ' invasion of Britain.

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