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Title: The ancient world, from the earliest times to 800 A. D
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: West, Willis Mason, 1857- (from old catalog)
Subjects: History, Ancient
Publisher: Boston, New York (etc.) Allyn and Bacon
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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cinvaders in 150 years of incessant warfare conquered only halfthe island. Causes for this delay are to be found both in the nature ofthe invasion and in the condition of the island. a. The Saxons at home were living in petty tribes, under nocommon government, and therefore they could make no greatorganized attack. Coming by sea, too, they necessarily cameonly in small bands. Moreover, they were still pagans, and,unlike the Franks, they were untouched by Roman civilization.Therefore they spread ruthless destruction and provoked amore desperate resistance. b. Britain was less completely Romanized than were thecontinental provinces: there was more of forest and marsh, anda less extensive network of Roman roads. Hence the nativesfound it easier to make repeated stands. The Britons, too,had not so completely laid aside military habits as had theGauls. 746. England preeminently Teutonic. — Because the conquestwas so slow, it was thorough. Elsewhere the invaders were soon 1 Review § 720.
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