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This series of stories dealing with the wars of England would be altogether incomplete did it not include the period when the Romans were the masters of the country. The valour with which the natives of this island defended themselves acknowledged by the Roman historians, and it was only the superior discipline of the invaders that enabled them finally to triumph over the bravery and the superior physical strength of the Britons. The Roman conquest for the time was undoubtedly of immense advantage to the people - who had previously wasted their energies in perpetual tribal wars - as it introduced among them the civilization of Rome. In the end, however, it proved disastrous to the islanders, who lost all their military virtues. Having been defended from the savages of the north by the soldiers of Rome, the Britons were, when the legions recalled, unable to offer any effectual resistance to the Saxons, who, coming under the guise of friendship, speedily became their masters, imposing a yoke infinitely more burdensome than that of Rome, and erasing almost every sign of the civilization that had been engrafted upon them. How far the British population disappeared under the subsequent invasion and the still more oppressive yoke of the Danes is uncertain; but as the invaders would naturally desire to retain the people to cultivate the land for them, it is probable that the great mass of the Britons were not exterminated. Unabridged. Read by Jim Hodges. 1 MP3 CD. 13 hours.
Format: MP3
Vendor: Jim Hodges Productions
ISBN-13: 9781929756117
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Reviewed by Steven Weeks (Madison, MS), July 02, 2009 Though we had not purchased any MP3 CDs previously - they work well when played in a CD player that supports that type of product. And Beric the Briton is one of my sons favorite Henty books. His hard copy is falling apart. Write a review of Beric the Briton, G.A. Henty MP3 Audiobook CDs Unabridged
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