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4 – The Island at the Edge of the World – Part 2

The British History Podcast

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The Romans Feared Caesar's Rippling Abs

Caesar and his men had never seen anything like this. The athleticism of the british warriors was so awe inspiring that even caesar later wrote about it in his diary. But we need to be clear on something here. Even though we call them diaries, like caesar was writing his personal thoughts, they were written with the intent of being published. So it's hardly an unbiased source. You might as well have just gone the full nine and written that the britons feared his rippling abs. He might have misunderstood the brits. After all, their style of warfare was wildly different from the romans.

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