Практикум по английскому языку (по истории Англии Средних веков). Пилипенко В.А - 22 стр.

III. Translate the sentences from English into Russian. Use them
while retelling the text:
      1. The Romans thought a great deal of fighting and they were so
strong that they usually managed to win most of the battles they
fought.
      2. Caesar wrote many interesting accounts of Britain. The art of
writing was very much advanced in Rome.
      3. But clever as these soldiers were, it was not easy to conquer
the Britons, and the Romans had to encamp troops all over the
country.
      4. The names of many English towns never dropped the Latin
endings, and you can find Lancaster, Manchester, Worcester, Leicester,
and many others on the map.

IV. It is interesting to know. Read and translate the text.
      The culture of the early Britons changed greatly under the
influence of Christianity. Christianity penetrated into the British Isles
in the IIIrd century. This was the time when the great Roman Empire
was ruled over the northern and western parts which included Britain,
Gaule (France) and Spain. The eastern part of the Roman Empire
was ruled by Diocletian. The southern part was ruled by two other
emperors. Diocletian hated the Christians who were then a secret
religious sect. His fierce prosecution of the Christians caused many of
them to flee to Britain and Gaule.
      In the year 306, Constantine the Great, the son of Constantine
Chlora and Elene, the daughter of a British Chief, became emperor
over the whole of the Roman Empire. He stopped the prosecution of
the Christians and became a Christian himself. Christianity was made
the Roman national faith. It was brought to all countries belonging to
the Roman Empire. The Druids of the Celts in Britain disapeared. All
Christian churches were centralized in the city of Constantinople
which was made the capital of the Roman Empire. This religion was
called the Catholic Church («catholic» means «universal»). The Greek
and Latin languages became the languages of the Church all over
Europe.




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