4th Century in Roman Britain

Famous quotes containing the words century, roman and/or britain:

“Anger kills both laughter and joy;
What greater foe is there than anger?”
—Tiruvalluvar (c. 5th century A.D.)

“The gale, it plies the saplings double,
It blows so hard, ‘twill soon be gone:
To-day the Roman and his trouble
Are ashes under Uricon.”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)

“When Britain first, at Heaven’s command,
Arose from out the azure main,
This was the charter of her land,
And guardian angels sung the strain:
Rule, Britannia! Britannia rules the waves!
Britons never shall be slaves.”
—James Thomson (1700–1748)