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A Guide to Scottish History, in Question and Answer
A Guide to Scottish History in Question and Answer Author:Elizabeth Perry Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. DONALD I. (THE FIEST CHEISTIAN KING), A.d. 197. Unimportant Kings. A.d. 211 to 376. Q. What events happened in the reign of Donald I.f A. T... more »he Roman Emperor Severus with his army penetrated much farther north than any former general had done. On his return he strengthened the wall of Hadrian, and extended it to the North Sea on the east and the Solway Frith on the west. A.d. 203. After SevBrns had rebuilt Hadrian's wall, it was called the wall of Severus. It consists of a stone fortification, and an earthen rampart running parallel to each other, about 180 to 200 feet apart, Inscriptions are still found on it bearing the name of Hadrian. Q. Did Severus subdue the Caledonians ? A. No; but he made a treaty with them, by which they agreed to cede a considerable territory, and to submit themselves to the rule of Roman power. Q. Was this treaty kept f A. No. As soon as he was gone they rose again in arms, provoked to it by the brutality of the Emperor's son, Caracalla,whom he had left regent during his absence. Q. Did Severus resent this breach of treaty ? A. At this time he was very old and infirm from repeated attacks of gout; but, being exasperated by the rebellion, he formed a design to exterminate the Scots. Becoming seriously ill, he was obliged to abandon his project, and was carried to York (Eboracum), where he died, A.d. 211. Q. What memorable events occurred in Donald's reign ? A. The conversion of the Caledonians and their king to Christianity, by the preaching of Marcus and Dionysius, A.d. 203. The first introduction of gold and silver coinage into Scotland. The extension of the Roman province in Scotland by Severus. Q. Who succeeded Donald I. ? A. Seven unimportant kings, whose names only are given. Ethodius II. (216), ...« less