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 fucceffes 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 refifted, 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 

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

 North Wales, of Chefhire and of Lancafliire, to abfolute fub- 

 jection, and conquered the ifle of Anglefey. Having fuffi- 

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

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

 enjoyments of a polifhed people j\ Towards this purpofe, the 

 Romans encouraged the Britons to build regular towns, aflifted 

 them in conftrucling 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 civium et fbciorum iis quae memoravi locis, cecidifle confii- 

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



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

 cap. 20. 



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

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

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

 fegnes — paullatimque difcefTum ad delinimenta vitiorum, porticus et balnea et ccnvivic^ 

 rum elegantiam. Jul. Agric. Vit. cap. 21. 



