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Excerpt from Military Aspects of Roman Wales
One part of them has, indeed, received scientific attention. The inscriptions in Latin or Ogam of the latest Roman period and of the next succeeding centuries have been admirably handled, their readings fixed, and the proper names which form so large a part of them studied in their philological relations. Here Professor Sir John Rhys, quem honoris causa, nomino, has done the ser vice of yeoman and general combined. To his learning and genius we owe the solution of many problems; to him we look for the solution of many more. The subject is admittedly difficult. In it, more than in any other branch of current research, the path of the explorer must perforce be strewn with discarded conjectures. But the gateways to knowledge are everywhere built with working hypotheses. We may assert without fear of reasonable contradiction that'' all is being done which philology can do for the illustration of Welsh antiquities and ultimately of Welsh history.
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One part of them has, indeed, received scientific attention. The inscriptions in Latin or Ogam of the latest Roman period and of the next succeeding centuries have been admirably handled, their readings fixed, and the proper names which form so large a part of them studied in their philological relations. Here Professor Sir John Rhys, quem honoris causa, nomino, has done the ser vice of yeoman and general combined. To his learning and genius we owe the solution of many problems; to him we look for the solution of many more. The subject is admittedly difficult. In it, more than in any other branch of current research, the path of the explorer must perforce be strewn with discarded conjectures. But the gateways to knowledge are everywhere built with working hypotheses. We may assert without fear of reasonable contradiction that'' all is being done which philology can do for the illustration of Welsh antiquities and ultimately of Welsh history.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Author(s) - F. Haverfield
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ISBN - 9780267859436
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