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��London�В察�forty´seven years before the birth of Christ�察�and five thousand 

two hundred and twelve years from the creation。 

     Julius was   the   first exercising   supreme   power over   the   Romans   who 

invaded Britain�此�in honour of him the Romans decreed the fifth month to 

be called after his name。 He was assassinated in the Curia�察�in the ides of 

March�察�and Octavius Augustus succeeded to the empire of the world。 He 

was the only emperor who received tribute from the Britons�察�according to 

the following verse of Virgil�此 �Purpurea intexti tollunt aulaea Britanni。; 

     21。   The   second   after   him�察  �who   came   into   Britain�察  �was   the   emperor 

Claudius�察     �who    reigned    forty´seven    years    after  the  birth   of  Christ。   He 

carried with him war and devastation�察�and�察�though not without loss of men�察�

he at length conquered Britain。 He next sailed to the Orkneys�察�which he 

likewise conquered�察�and afterwards rendered tributary。 No tribute was in 

his time received from the Britons�察�but it was paid to British emperors。 He 

reigned thirteen   years   and   eight   months。   His   monument   is   to   be   seen   at 

Moguntia ��among the Lombards���察�where he died in his way to Rome。 

     22。 After the birth of Christ�察�one hundred and sixty´seven years�察�king 

Lucius�察  �with   all   the   chiefs   of   the   British   people�察  �received   baptism�察  �in 

consequence        of   a  legation    sent   by    the  Roman      emperors      and    pope 

Evaristus。* * V。R。 Eucharistus。 A marginal note in the Arundel MS。 adds�察�



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;He is wrong�察�because the first year of Evaristus was A。D。 79�察�whereas the 

first year of Eleutherius�察�whom he ought to have named�察�was A。D。 161。; 

Usher says�察�that in one MS。 of Nennius he found the name of Eleutherius。 

     23。   Severus   was   the   third   emperor   who   passed   the   sea   to   Britain�察�

where�察  �to   protect   the   provinces   recovered   from   barbaric   incursions�察  �he 

ordered a wall and a rampart to be made between the Britons�察�the Scots�察�

and the Picts�察�extending across the island   from sea to sea�察�in length  one 

hundred   and   thirty´three   miles�此  �and   it   is   called   in   the   British   language 

Gwal。* Moreover�察�he ordered it to be made between the Britons�察�and the 

Picts and Scots�察�for the Scots from the west�察�and the Picts from the north�察�

unanimously   made   war   against   the   Britons�察  �but   were   at   peace   among 

themselves。 Not long after Severus dies in Britain。 *Or�察�the Wall。 One MS。 

here     adds�察    �The    above´mentioned          Severus     constructed      it  of   rude 

workmanship   in   length   132   miles�察  �i。e。   from   Penguaul�察  �which   village   is 

called   in   Scottish   Cenail�察  �in   English   Peneltun�察  �to   the   mouth   of   the   river 

Cluth and Cairpentaloch�察�where this wall terminates�察�but it was of no avail。 

The   emperor   Carausius   afterwards   rebuilt   it�察  �and   fortified   it   with   seven 

castles between the two mouths�此�he built also a round house of polished 

stones   on   the   banks   of   the   river   Carun   ��Carron�В此  �he   likewise   erected   a 

triumphal   arch�察  �on   which   he   inscribed   his   own   name   in   memory   of   his 

victory。 

     24。 The fourth was the emperor and tyrant�察�Carausius�察�who�察�incensed 

at the murder of Severus�察�passed into Britain�察�and attended by the leaders 

of the Roman people�察�severely avenged upon the chiefs and rulers of the 

Britons�察�the cause of Severus。* * This passage is corrupt�察�the meaning is 

briefly given in the translation。 

     25。 The fifth was Constantius the father of Constantine the Great。 He 

died in Britain�察�his sepulchre�察�as it appears by the inscription on his tomb�察�

is still seen near the city named Cair segont ��near Carnarvon��。 Upon the 

pavement of the above´mentioned city he sowed three seeds of gold�察�silver 

and brass�察�that no poor person might ever be found in it。 It is also called 

Minmanton。*   *   V。R。   Mirmantum�察  �Mirmantun�察  �Minmanto�察  �Minimantone。 

The Segontium of Antoninus�察�situated on a small river named Seiont�察�near 

Carnarvon。 



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     26。 Maximianus��1�А�was the sixth emperor that ruled in Britain。 It was 

in his time that consuls��2�А�began�察�and that the appellation of Caesar was 

discontinued�此  �at   this   period   also�察  �St。   Martin   became   celebrated   for   his 

virtues   and   miracles�察  �and   held   a   conversation   with   him。   ��1�А  �This   is   an 

inaccuracy of Nennius�察�Maximus and Maximianus were one and the same 

person�察�or rather no such person as Maximianus ever reigned in Britain。 ��2�А�

Geoffrey of Monmouth gives the title of consul to several British generals 

who   lived   after   this   time。   It   is   not   unlikely   that   the   town�察  �name�察  �and 

dignity�察    �still  lingered    in  the   provinces     after   the   Romans      were     gone�察�

particularly   as   the   cities   of   Britain   maintained   for   a   time   a   species   of 

independence。 

     27。   The   seventh   emperor   was   Maximus。   He   withdrew   from   Britain 

with   all   his   military   force�察  �slew   Gratian�察  �the   king   of   the   Romans�察  �and 

obtained the sovereignty of all Europe。 Unwilling to send back his warlike 

companions         to  their   wives�察   �children�察    �and   possessions      in   Britain�察   �he 

conferred upon   them  numerous   districts   from  the   lake   on   the summit   of 

Mons Jovis�察�to the city called Cant Guic�察�and to the western Tumulus�察�that 

is�察  �to   Cruc   Occident。*   These   are   the   Armoric   Britons�察  �and   they   remain 

there   to   the   present   day。   In   consequence   of   their   absence�察  �Britain   being 

overcome   by   foreign   nations�察  �the   lawful   heirs   were   cast   out�察  �till   God 

interposed   with   his   assistance。   We   are   informed   by   the   tradition   of   our 

ancestors      that  seven     emperors     went    into   Britain�察   �though    the   Romans 

affirm there were nine。 * This district�察�in modern language�察�extended from 

the great St。 Bernard in Piedmont to Cantavic in Picardy�察�and from Picardy 

to the western coast of France。 

     28。 Thus�察�aggreeably to the account given by the Britons�察�the Romans 

governed them four hundred and nine years。 

     After this�察�the Britons despised the authority of the Romans�察 �equally 

refusing     to  pay    them    tribute�察  �or  to  receive    their   kings�察  �nor   durst    the 

Romans   any   longer   attempt   the   government   of   a   country�察  �the   natives   of 

which massacred their deputies。 

     29。   We   must   now   return   to   the   tyrant   Maximus。   Gratian�察  �with   his 

brother Valentinian�察�reigned seven years。 Ambrose�察�bishop of Milan�察�was 

then eminent for his skill in the dogmata of the Catholics。 Valentinianus 



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and   Theodosius   reigned   eight   years。   At   that   time   a   synod   was   held   at 

Constantinople�察�attended by three hundred and fifty of the fathers�察�and in 

which all heresies were condemned。 Jerome�察�the presbyter of Bethlehem�察�

was     then    universally      celebrated。     Whilst     Gratian     exercised     supreme 

dominion   over   the   world�察  �Maximus�察  �in   a   sedition   of   the   soldiers�察  �was 

saluted emperor in Britain�察�and soon after crossed the sea to Gaul。 At Paris�察�

by   the   treachery   of   Mellobaudes�察  �his   master   of   the   horse�察  �Gratian   was 

defeated   and   fleeing   to   Lyons�察  �was   taken   and   put   to   death�察  �Maximus 

afterwards associated his son victor in the government。 

     Martin�察�distinguished for his great virtues�察�was at this period bishop of 

Tours。 After a considerable space of time�察�Maximus was divested of royal 

power by the consuls Valentinianus and Theodosius�察�and sentenced to be 

beheaded at the third mile´stone from Aquileia�此�in the same year also his 

son Victor   was   killed   in   Gaul   by Arbogastes�察  �five   thousand   six   hundred 

and ninety years from the creation of the world。 

     30。 Thrice were the Roman deputies put to death by the Britons�察�and 

yet these�察�when harassed by the incursions of the barbarous nations�察�viz。 

Of the Scots and Picts�察�earnestly solicited the aid of the Romans。 To give 

effect to their entreaties�察�ambassadors were sent�察�who made their entrance 

with   impressions   of   deep   sorrow�察  �having   their   heads   covered   with   dust�察�

and   carrying   rich   presents�察  �to   expiate   the   murder   of   the   deputies。   They 

were   favourably   received   by   the
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