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Above Aldershot is a hill called Caesar's Hill. On May 2nd, 1889, I was told that Julius Caesar, from that hill, witnessed a review of his army.Scraps of Folklore Collected by John Philipps Emslie. C. S. Burne, in Folklore, Vol. 26, No. 2. (Jun. 30, 1915), pp. 153-170. Bwakem's comment above: humourous or confused? Surely local people couldn't have got confused so recently to the event? Or perhaps Mr Emslie just wasn't listening properly to his informant. Perhaps it's the latter. |
Posted by Rhiannon1st October 2006ce Edited 5th November 2006ce
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Dont worry comman mistake The hill was inhabited about 3 centuries before the the romans invadied in 55b.c but was named Caesar's camp was given to the hill and simular earthworks by 18th century antiquaries. dandaroob |
Posted by dandaroob 15th October 2009ce |
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