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Excerpt from The Groundwork of British History, Vol. 1: From the Coming of the Romans to the Union of the Crowns
The process of Romanizing Britain, which Agricola began, was carried on by his successors. The condition of the people improved Peace brought prosperity. The Roman roads which were stretched over the face of the country served to convey more than Roman legions. The chief ones deserve notice. The Watling Street ran from Dover to London, and thence to Wroxeter the Ermine Street ran from London to Lincoln, and thence to York, with branches going to Carlisle and Newcastle; the Fosse way went from Lincoln through Leicester, Cire'ncester, and Bath to Ilchester, Axminster, and Exeter; another road went from London to Silchester, whence branches went on through Winchester and Com Salisbury. A busy trade sprang up. To get plenty of corn, and get it cheap, was always an important object in Roman policy; it was needed for the troops in the (island, for the Roman camps on the German frontier, and for the free gifts of corn made to the lazy populace at Rome; Britain was well suited to growing corn. Its fertility was a source of wonder to writers of the time; one speaks of it as a land wealthy from its heavy crops, its rich pastures, and its veins of metals another assures us that on one occasion 800 vessels were sent thither to convey the corn. All agreed that it deserved the title of the Granary of the North. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
