Читать весь материалThe name "Britain" comes from the word "Pretani",
the Greco-Roman word for the inhabitants of Britain. The Romans mispronounced
the word and called the island "Britannia".
The Romans had invaded because the Celts of Britain were working with
the Celts of Gaul against them. The British Celts were giving them food, and
allowing them to hide in Britain. There was another reason. The Celts used
cattle to pull their ploughs and this meant that richer, heavier land could be
farmed. Under the Celts Britain ha
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