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<p>[QUOTE="Deacon Ray, post: 3026394, member: 81896"]<span style="color: rgb(0, 179, 0)"><i><font face="Georgia"><font size="7"><b>Ireland:</b></font></font></i></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><font face="Georgia"> <font size="6">Saved by Emperor Domitian.</font></font></b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia">I realize that the title of this thread is absurd and it would require some fancy footwork through time and space for <b><i><span style="color: #00b300">Saint Patrick</span></i></b> and Emperor Domitian to encounter one another. I'm not a historian <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> and I realize that some of you are so feel free to comment on this. </font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><i><font size="3">Really, you won't hurt my feelings! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie41" alt=":depressed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </font></i></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><span style="color: #000000">In 82AD Rome’s military governor in <i>Britain</i> was Gnaeus Julius Agricola. He was a brilliant military strategist who had helped defeat the armies of Queen Boudica in 61 AD and then went on to pacify and bring Roman culture to the region.</span></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><span style="color: #000000">According to the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, Agricola had an interest in conquering the land which is now </span><b><i><span style="color: #00b300">Ireland</span></i></b><span style="color: #000000"> and he was supported by an ex-king who had ruled there. Agricola, upon discussing the idea with the deposed king, decided that he could conquer the </span><b><i><span style="color: #00b300">Emerald Isle</span></i></b></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><font face="Georgia"> with one Roman legion. Anyway, General Agricola never got to test his theory because he was recalled by Domitian to deal with more pressing issues plaguing the Roman armies in Britain.</font></span></p><p><font face="Georgia"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><span style="color: #000000">So, unbeknownst to Emperor Domitian, he saved </span><i><b><span style="color: #59b300">Hibernia</span></b></i><span style="color: #000000"> from Roman conquest.</span></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">[ATTACH=full]753501[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">Here's my incarcerated Domitian with a shamrock. I considered freeing him from his confinement this morning and documenting the event for this post but I chickened out at the last minute. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":pigeon:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">Maybe next time. </font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">Blessings,</font></p><p><font face="Georgia">—DR</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Deacon Ray, post: 3026394, member: 81896"][COLOR=rgb(0, 179, 0)][I][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=7][B]Ireland:[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/I][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][B][FONT=Georgia] [SIZE=6]Saved by Emperor Domitian.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Georgia]I realize that the title of this thread is absurd and it would require some fancy footwork through time and space for [B][I][COLOR=#00b300]Saint Patrick[/COLOR][/I][/B] and Emperor Domitian to encounter one another. I'm not a historian :bookworm: and I realize that some of you are so feel free to comment on this. [I][SIZE=3]Really, you won't hurt my feelings! :depressed: [/SIZE][/I] [COLOR=#000000]In 82AD Rome’s military governor in [I]Britain[/I] was Gnaeus Julius Agricola. He was a brilliant military strategist who had helped defeat the armies of Queen Boudica in 61 AD and then went on to pacify and bring Roman culture to the region. According to the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, Agricola had an interest in conquering the land which is now [/COLOR][B][I][COLOR=#00b300]Ireland[/COLOR][/I][/B][COLOR=#000000] and he was supported by an ex-king who had ruled there. Agricola, upon discussing the idea with the deposed king, decided that he could conquer the [/COLOR][B][I][COLOR=#00b300]Emerald Isle[/COLOR][/I][/B][/FONT][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][FONT=Georgia] with one Roman legion. Anyway, General Agricola never got to test his theory because he was recalled by Domitian to deal with more pressing issues plaguing the Roman armies in Britain.[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000] So, unbeknownst to Emperor Domitian, he saved [/COLOR][I][B][COLOR=#59b300]Hibernia[/COLOR][/B][/I][COLOR=#000000] from Roman conquest.[/COLOR] [ATTACH=full]753501[/ATTACH] Here's my incarcerated Domitian with a shamrock. I considered freeing him from his confinement this morning and documenting the event for this post but I chickened out at the last minute. :pigeon: Maybe next time. Blessings, —DR [/FONT][/QUOTE]
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