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. 1870 edition.: ...miles northerly and westwardly, near the head-waters of the Saone and Loire. Chapter I. line 1. Gallia: that is, free Gaul, excluding the Roman province. It included, i., the Belgae in the north (modern Belgium, Picardy, and Champagne); n., the Aquitani in the southwest (Gascony and Guienne); Hi., the Celts or Gauls proper in the remaining portion, which was rather more than all the rest together. The country was extensively covered with forests, especially at the north, and was well provided with roads and bridges. The people were tall, of fair complexion, of restless, sanguine temperament, and addicted to fighting; but skilled in many arts, --the Aquitani, especially, in mining and engineering. The entire population is estimated to have been about seven millions. There was no capital city, or political centre; but one tribe (as now the.32dui) had a certain military predominance over the others. tris (for tres): this was the usual form of the accusative till about fifty years after Caesars death (see 11, i. 2); remaining in this and a few other words, for a considerable time after the termination es became more common. 2. The usual form of enumeration is unus, alter, tertius; here, aliam is used for alteram. 4. lingua, --that is, there are three groups of languages, or dialects: the Belgian, which was probably a German or Teutonic dialect; that of the Aquitani, which was Iberian or Basque; and the Celtic, or Gallic proper. The Celtic race--with its two great branches, the Gallic (Scotch or Gaelic and Irish) and Cymric (Welsh and Armoric or Breton)--once occupied nearly all of western Europe; at present it is found only in Wales, Brittany, Cornwall, and in some districts of Ireland and the Scotch Highlands. 6. dividit: in the singular, since the two rivers make only one boundary. 7. cultus signifies the outward marks of civilization; humanitas, its mental refinement. 8. Provinciae: used as a proper name, --the modern Provence....
| ISBN-13 | 9781150148798 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1150148799 |
| Weight | 0.45 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.31 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 132 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
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