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28. The Romans had kept possession of Britain for more than three hundred years, when it happened that great armies of barbarians went to fight against Rome, and all the soldiers were sent for, to try to drive them away again; so that this country was left unprotected, for it was the Roman soldiers who had kept enemies from coming here.

29. The Britons hoped they would come back again, as they did more than once; but affairs got worse and worse at Rome, so the rulers there sent word to the British princes, that they did not wish to keep the island any longer, therefore the Britons might consider themselves a free people. But was freedom a blessing to them? I think we shall find it was not.

QUESTIONS.

3. By whom was Britain first invaded?

4. When did the Romans again appear?

5. Was this conquest a good or bad thing for the Britons, and why?

8. What occasioned the revolt of the Iceni?

10. Who headed the insurrection, and what were its consequences?

13. Who was Agricola?

14. How were the Roman soldiers employed in time of peace?