26 ANCIENT FORTIFICATIONS in 



" les fe conglobaverat, biduo obfefTum expugnatumque." Ibid, 

 cap. 32. 



The Britons, profecuting their fuccefs, attacked, pillaged 

 and fet fire to feveral of the Roman forts and garrifons. Lon- 

 don and Verulam were deftroyed ; and, in thefe two places, 

 (a convincing proof of their magnitude and population) the 

 Britons maflacred about 70,000 Roman citizens and their al- 

 lies *. But thefe temporary fuccefTes were foon checked by a 

 dreadful defeat of the Britons by Suetonius Paulinus, in 

 which 80,000 were left dead upon the field of battle. From 

 that time, the Romans advanced into the internal parts of the 

 ifland ; and, finding themfelves more feebly refilled, as their 

 power became more known, began now to apply themfelves to 

 the civilization of the rude people whom they had fubdued. 

 Julius Agricola, in the fecond year of his command, as 

 ProprEEtor of Britain, A. D. 79. reduced the inhabitants of 

 North Wales, of Chefliire and of Lancafhire, to abfolute fub- 

 jedlion, and conquered the ille of Anglefey. Having fuffi- 

 ciently evinced his power, he tried the effecSt of alluring the 

 natives to an eafy fubmiflion, by giving them a tafte of the 

 enjoyments of a polifhed people f. Towards this purpofe, the 

 Romans encouraged the Britons to build regular towns, aflifted 

 them in conftrudling temples, market-places and commodious 

 dwellings, and taught them even the ufe of the baths and por- 

 ticos, and all the luxuries of the Roman banquets |. To thi& 



precife 



• Ad feptuaginta millia civiutn et {bciorum iis quae memoravi locis, cecidifle conftl- 

 tit. Tacit. Annal, lib. 14. cap. 33. 



f Ubi fatis terruerat parcendo rurfus irritamenta pacis oftentare. Jul. Agric. Vit. 

 cop. 20. 



\ SEiyjENS hiems faluberrimis confiliis abfumpta. Namque ut homines difperfi ac 

 rudes, eoque bello faciles, quieti et otio per voluptates aflTuefcerent, hortari privatim. ad- 

 juvfire publice, ut templa, fora, domos extruerent, laudando promptos, aut caftigando 

 fegnes — pauUatimque difceflum ad delinimenta vitiorum, porticus et balnea et convivio- 

 rum elegantiam. Jdl. Agric. F:>. cap. 21. 



