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The Phoenicians possessed no Art of their own . . .455 



The Position of the Phoenicians in the West . . .456 



The Spread of Phoenician Commerce to Britain . . .457 



The Etruskans and their Influence . . . .462 



The Etruskan Trade-Koutes to the Amber Coasts . . .466 



Traces of Etruskan Influence North of the Alps . . .469 



The Downfall of the Etruskan Trade . . .471 



The Greeks and their Influence . . . . .473 



The Trade-Route from Olbia . . . . .473 



Massilia . . . . .475 



The Voyage of Pytheas . . . . . .477 



General Conclusions . . . . .479 



CHAPTER XIV. 



BRITAIN IN THE HISTORIC PERIOD. CONCLUSION. 



The Exploration of the British Coasts . . . .481 



Physical Geography and Climate . . . .^ 482 



Population at the time of the Koman Conquest . . .485 



Koman Britain . . . . . 488 



The English Conquest . . . . . . 490 



The English Breed of Cattle . . . . .491 



The Extinction of the Larger Wild Animals . . .493 



Conclusion ....... 494 



APPENDICES. 



I. THE EOCENE MAMMALIA OF BRITAIN AND FRANCE. 



A. Of Britain . . . . .501 



B. Of France ..... 502 



II. THE MEIOCENE MAMMALIA. 



A. The Lower Meiocene Mammalia of France . .505 



B. The Mid-Meiocene Mammalia of France . .506 



C. The Upper Meiocene Mammalia of the Continent . 509 



III. THE PLEIOCENE MAMMALIA. 



A. Lower Pleiocene Mammalia of France . .511 



B. Upper Pleiocene Mammalia of France . .512 



C. The Pleiocene Mammalia of Italy . . ; 513 



