12-22-2004, 11:33 PM
heres an excerpt from an article I was reading.<br>
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The Arcani (the Roman Intelligence Service) was bribed to preserve the secrecy of the operation and the garrisons never suspected a thing as the warrior chieftains gathered their forces. At the same time the Irish fleet of curraghs (warships with high covers) left their havens and sailed eastwards, dreaming of plunder and fame. Another fleet, one manned perhaps by Saxon seaman or perhaps by Picts attacked Yorkshire. The main Saxon fleet beached further south.<br>
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from what i read it seems to me they were the CIA or CID of their time.<br>
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EDIT: Heres the whole article it makes mention of the Arcani but its about the fall of the Roman Empire in Britannia and the great Roman withdrawl.<br>
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The last of the Romans left Scotland in 410AD to return to defend Rome from the barbarous hordes already overrunning the Empire.<br>
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But even while they remained native peoples, angry because of 350 years of domination and desperate for revenge, hatched a plan that was one of the most ambitious in history. Although revenge was the principal aim, the prospect of gathering riches from the southern lands still under Roman control was also a big attraction. Raiders from the Celtic land of Ireland had begun to plunder the western edge of south Britain. Now the Irish, the Picts from the north and the Saxons from Europe were to unite to expel the Romans.<br>
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The Arcani (the Roman Intelligence Service) was bribed to preserve the secrecy of the operation and the garrisons never suspected a thing as the warrior chieftains gathered their forces. At the same time the Irish fleet of curraghs (warships with high covers) left their havens and sailed eastwards, dreaming of plunder and fame. Another fleet, one manned perhaps by Saxon seaman or perhaps by Picts attacked Yorkshire. The main Saxon fleet beached further south.<br>
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The allies surged over the Roman defences with amazing ease; the Romans just did not have time to react or to light the warning beacons that would raise the alarm. The Picts took Hadrian’s Wall with their first attack while the Irish and Saxons swept onto the beaches and surged inwards. Fullofaudes, Commander-in-Chief of the Roman army in Britain, rushed towards the Wall in an attempt to restore order to the garrison but he was ambushed and killed en route. With the death of Nectaridus, Commander-in-Chief of the coastal region, in an early engagement the Romans found themselves without two of their most important generals.<br>
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The Romans were in disarray and this allowed the allies to surge southwards, pillaging and destroying lands, before they laid siege to London. They had had their revenge and the Romans had been humbled. By the time Theodosius arrived with reinforcements the campaign was over and the invaders had returned northwards.<br>
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In the Great Alliance the Irish forged important links with the Picts, which were later to lead to the crowning of Kenneth mac Alpin, first King of Picts and Scots. The Irish were given land in Kintyre, which became the mainland part of the kingdom of Dal Riata. They were given a nickname that meant ‘sea raiders’. They were called the ‘Scots’. They gave their name to this nation. The Scots spread in the region so that in 50 years they had control of what is now Argyll and they were fighting with their former allies, the Picts, and the British kings of Strathclyde.<br>
<p>"Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the dogs of war!" -Shakespeare:JuliusCaesar</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=outlawstar15a2>outlawstar15a2</A> at: 12/23/04 12:44 am<br></i>
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The Arcani (the Roman Intelligence Service) was bribed to preserve the secrecy of the operation and the garrisons never suspected a thing as the warrior chieftains gathered their forces. At the same time the Irish fleet of curraghs (warships with high covers) left their havens and sailed eastwards, dreaming of plunder and fame. Another fleet, one manned perhaps by Saxon seaman or perhaps by Picts attacked Yorkshire. The main Saxon fleet beached further south.<br>
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from what i read it seems to me they were the CIA or CID of their time.<br>
<br>
EDIT: Heres the whole article it makes mention of the Arcani but its about the fall of the Roman Empire in Britannia and the great Roman withdrawl.<br>
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<br>
<br>
<br>
The last of the Romans left Scotland in 410AD to return to defend Rome from the barbarous hordes already overrunning the Empire.<br>
<br>
But even while they remained native peoples, angry because of 350 years of domination and desperate for revenge, hatched a plan that was one of the most ambitious in history. Although revenge was the principal aim, the prospect of gathering riches from the southern lands still under Roman control was also a big attraction. Raiders from the Celtic land of Ireland had begun to plunder the western edge of south Britain. Now the Irish, the Picts from the north and the Saxons from Europe were to unite to expel the Romans.<br>
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The Arcani (the Roman Intelligence Service) was bribed to preserve the secrecy of the operation and the garrisons never suspected a thing as the warrior chieftains gathered their forces. At the same time the Irish fleet of curraghs (warships with high covers) left their havens and sailed eastwards, dreaming of plunder and fame. Another fleet, one manned perhaps by Saxon seaman or perhaps by Picts attacked Yorkshire. The main Saxon fleet beached further south.<br>
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The allies surged over the Roman defences with amazing ease; the Romans just did not have time to react or to light the warning beacons that would raise the alarm. The Picts took Hadrian’s Wall with their first attack while the Irish and Saxons swept onto the beaches and surged inwards. Fullofaudes, Commander-in-Chief of the Roman army in Britain, rushed towards the Wall in an attempt to restore order to the garrison but he was ambushed and killed en route. With the death of Nectaridus, Commander-in-Chief of the coastal region, in an early engagement the Romans found themselves without two of their most important generals.<br>
<br>
The Romans were in disarray and this allowed the allies to surge southwards, pillaging and destroying lands, before they laid siege to London. They had had their revenge and the Romans had been humbled. By the time Theodosius arrived with reinforcements the campaign was over and the invaders had returned northwards.<br>
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In the Great Alliance the Irish forged important links with the Picts, which were later to lead to the crowning of Kenneth mac Alpin, first King of Picts and Scots. The Irish were given land in Kintyre, which became the mainland part of the kingdom of Dal Riata. They were given a nickname that meant ‘sea raiders’. They were called the ‘Scots’. They gave their name to this nation. The Scots spread in the region so that in 50 years they had control of what is now Argyll and they were fighting with their former allies, the Picts, and the British kings of Strathclyde.<br>
<p>"Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the dogs of war!" -Shakespeare:JuliusCaesar</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=outlawstar15a2>outlawstar15a2</A> at: 12/23/04 12:44 am<br></i>
