Belgae
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Caradoc, proud and restive young King of the Belgae, dreams of uniting all the tribes of Britain and driving the Roman occupation forces, left by Caesar, into the sea.
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Caradoc decides to go it alone with his Belgae.
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The Emperor Claudius himself limps ashore, and in two decisive battles, the short Roman swords cut the Belgae down to serf-size.
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The Belgae had been crossing the narrow sea and settling here, presumably driving away the inhabitants whom they found.
From The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of Augustine Three Lectures Delivered at St. Paul's in January 1894 by G. F. (George Forrest) Browne
Who would have then divined that dead would lie Like swaths of grain beneath the harvest moon Upon these lands the ancient Belgae held, From Normandy beyond renowned Liège!—
From A Treasury of War Poetry British and American Poems of the World War 1914-1917 by George Herbert Clarke
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