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.Chapter 15.Claudius gives his daughter Genuissafor a wife to Arviragus, and returns to Rome.As soon as the winter was over, those that were sent for Claudiussdaughter returned with her, and presented her to her father.Thedamsels name was Genuissa, and so great was her beauty, that it raisedthe admiration of all that saw her.After her marriage with the king, shegained so great an ascendant over his affections, that he in a mannervalued nothing but her alone: insomuch that he as desirous to have theplace honoured where the nuptials were solemnized and moved Claudiusto build a city upon it, for a monument to posterity of so great and happya marriage.Claudius consented to it, and commanded a city to be built,which after his name is called Kaerglou, that is Gloucester, to this day,and is situated on the confines of Dimetia and Loegria, upon the banks ofthe Severn.But some say that it derived its name from Duke Gloius, ason that was born to Claudius there, and to whom, after the death ofArviragus, fell the dukedom of Dimetia.The city being finished, and theisland now enjoying peace, Claudius returned to Rome, having toArviragus the government of the British islands.At the same time theapostle Peter founded the Church of Antioch; and afterwards coming toRome, was bishop there, and sent Mark, the evangelist, into Egypt topreach the gospel which he had written.67 Geoffrey of MonmouthChapter 16.Arviragus revolting from the Romans,Vespasian is sent into Britain.After the departure of Claudius, Arviragus began to show hiswisdom and courage, to rebuild cities and towns, and to exercise sogreat authority over his own people, that he became a terror to the kingsof remote countries.But this so elevated him with pride that he despisedthe Roman power, disdained any longer subjection to the senate, andassumed to himself the sole authority in every thing.Upon this newsVespasian was sent by Claudius to procure a reconciliation withArviragus, or to reduce him to the subjection of the Romans.When,therefore, Vespasian arrived at the haven of Rutupi, Arviragus met him,and prevented his entering the port.For he brought so great an armyalong with him, that the Romans, for fear of his falling upon them, durstnot come ashore.Vespasian upon this withdrew from that port, andshifting his sails arrived at the shore of Totness.As soon as he waslanded, he marched directly to besiege Kaerpenhuelgoit, now Exeter;and after lying before it seven days, was overtaken by Arviragus and hisarmy, who gave him battle.That day great destruction was made in botharmies, but neither got the victory.The next morning, by the mediationof queen Genuissa the two leaders were made friends, and sent theirmen over to Ireland.As soon as winter was over, Vespasian returned toRome, but Arviragus continued still in Britain.Afterwards, when hegrew old, he began to show much respect to the senate, and to governhis kingdom in peace and tranquillity.He confirmed the old laws of hisancestors, and enacted some new ones, and made very ample presents toall persons of merit.So that his fame spread over all Europe, and he wasboth loved and feared by the Romans, and became the subject of theirdiscourse more than any king in his time.Hence Juvenal relates how acertain blind man, speaking of a turbot that was taken, said:Regem aliquem capies, aut de temone BritannoDecidet Arviragus.68 Geoffrey of MonmouthArviragus shall from his chariot fall,Or thee his lord some captive king shall call.In war none was more fierce than he, in peace none more mild, nonemore pleasing, or in his presents more magnificent.When he had finishedhis course of life, he was buried at Gloucester, in a certain temple whichhe had built and dedicated to the honour of Claudius.Chapter 17.Rodric, leader of the Picts, is vanquished by Marius.His son Marius, a man of admirable prudence and wisdom, succeededhim in the kingdom.In his reign a certain king of the Picts, namedRodric, came from Scythia with a great fleet, and arrived in the northpart of Britain, which is called Albania, and began to ravage that country.Marius therefore raising an army went in quest of him, and killed him inbattle, and gained the victory; for a monument of which he set up a stonein the province, which from his name was afterwards calledWestmoreland, where there is an inscription retaining his memory to thisday.He gave the conquered people that came with Rodric liberty toinhabit that part of Albania which is called Caithness, that had been along time desert and uncultivated.And as they had no wives, theydesired to have the daughters and kinswoman of the Britons.But theBritons refused, disdaining to unite with such a people.Having suffereda repulse here, they sailed over into Ireland, and married the women ofthat country and by their offspring increased their number.But let thusmuch suffice concerning them, since I do not propose to write the historyof this people, or of the Scots, who derived their original from them andthe Irish [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.Chapter 15.Claudius gives his daughter Genuissafor a wife to Arviragus, and returns to Rome.As soon as the winter was over, those that were sent for Claudiussdaughter returned with her, and presented her to her father.Thedamsels name was Genuissa, and so great was her beauty, that it raisedthe admiration of all that saw her.After her marriage with the king, shegained so great an ascendant over his affections, that he in a mannervalued nothing but her alone: insomuch that he as desirous to have theplace honoured where the nuptials were solemnized and moved Claudiusto build a city upon it, for a monument to posterity of so great and happya marriage.Claudius consented to it, and commanded a city to be built,which after his name is called Kaerglou, that is Gloucester, to this day,and is situated on the confines of Dimetia and Loegria, upon the banks ofthe Severn.But some say that it derived its name from Duke Gloius, ason that was born to Claudius there, and to whom, after the death ofArviragus, fell the dukedom of Dimetia.The city being finished, and theisland now enjoying peace, Claudius returned to Rome, having toArviragus the government of the British islands.At the same time theapostle Peter founded the Church of Antioch; and afterwards coming toRome, was bishop there, and sent Mark, the evangelist, into Egypt topreach the gospel which he had written.67 Geoffrey of MonmouthChapter 16.Arviragus revolting from the Romans,Vespasian is sent into Britain.After the departure of Claudius, Arviragus began to show hiswisdom and courage, to rebuild cities and towns, and to exercise sogreat authority over his own people, that he became a terror to the kingsof remote countries.But this so elevated him with pride that he despisedthe Roman power, disdained any longer subjection to the senate, andassumed to himself the sole authority in every thing.Upon this newsVespasian was sent by Claudius to procure a reconciliation withArviragus, or to reduce him to the subjection of the Romans.When,therefore, Vespasian arrived at the haven of Rutupi, Arviragus met him,and prevented his entering the port.For he brought so great an armyalong with him, that the Romans, for fear of his falling upon them, durstnot come ashore.Vespasian upon this withdrew from that port, andshifting his sails arrived at the shore of Totness.As soon as he waslanded, he marched directly to besiege Kaerpenhuelgoit, now Exeter;and after lying before it seven days, was overtaken by Arviragus and hisarmy, who gave him battle.That day great destruction was made in botharmies, but neither got the victory.The next morning, by the mediationof queen Genuissa the two leaders were made friends, and sent theirmen over to Ireland.As soon as winter was over, Vespasian returned toRome, but Arviragus continued still in Britain.Afterwards, when hegrew old, he began to show much respect to the senate, and to governhis kingdom in peace and tranquillity.He confirmed the old laws of hisancestors, and enacted some new ones, and made very ample presents toall persons of merit.So that his fame spread over all Europe, and he wasboth loved and feared by the Romans, and became the subject of theirdiscourse more than any king in his time.Hence Juvenal relates how acertain blind man, speaking of a turbot that was taken, said:Regem aliquem capies, aut de temone BritannoDecidet Arviragus.68 Geoffrey of MonmouthArviragus shall from his chariot fall,Or thee his lord some captive king shall call.In war none was more fierce than he, in peace none more mild, nonemore pleasing, or in his presents more magnificent.When he had finishedhis course of life, he was buried at Gloucester, in a certain temple whichhe had built and dedicated to the honour of Claudius.Chapter 17.Rodric, leader of the Picts, is vanquished by Marius.His son Marius, a man of admirable prudence and wisdom, succeededhim in the kingdom.In his reign a certain king of the Picts, namedRodric, came from Scythia with a great fleet, and arrived in the northpart of Britain, which is called Albania, and began to ravage that country.Marius therefore raising an army went in quest of him, and killed him inbattle, and gained the victory; for a monument of which he set up a stonein the province, which from his name was afterwards calledWestmoreland, where there is an inscription retaining his memory to thisday.He gave the conquered people that came with Rodric liberty toinhabit that part of Albania which is called Caithness, that had been along time desert and uncultivated.And as they had no wives, theydesired to have the daughters and kinswoman of the Britons.But theBritons refused, disdaining to unite with such a people.Having suffereda repulse here, they sailed over into Ireland, and married the women ofthat country and by their offspring increased their number.But let thusmuch suffice concerning them, since I do not propose to write the historyof this people, or of the Scots, who derived their original from them andthe Irish [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]