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the empire of their primogeniture, there is no doubt, whatever might be circulated about the Trojans, that they gave this name to the Britons as well.
The strongest genius of the west is in Gaul.
12. Moreover, the genius or the Moderator and guardian Angel of Gaul was so formidable to the Roman that, when human affairs were entirely despaired of, he forced the Romans, as often as they heard of the Gallic movement, to take refuge in the supplications of maidens and of boys and virgins with Litanies, in which it was sung:
Deliver us from the Gallic movement, O Gods.
This is in Roman history.
The highest terror of Rome.
13. The power of no other nation acted against the Romans so that old men and veterans and priests and those gifted with immunity were forced to take up arms, except the Gallic one alone. Appian.
The sacred treasury against the Gauls.
14. The sacrosanct treasury was kept at Rome against the Gauls alone, which Caesar therefore deservedly plundered, after he had made the Gallic nations more united for himself for the victory of Rome, than he had made them conquered. Appian, Plutarchus.