Stella & Rose's Books

Contents

• CHAPTER 1. - DESCRIPTION OF THE PLACE.
• 1. The Date of Caesar's Landing
• 2. The Boundaries of Dola
• 3. The Antiquity of Sandwich
• 4. The Panorama of the Downs
• 5. The Old Boatbuilders at Work
• 6. Physical Features of the Foreshore
• 7. The Beach Stones and the Sea-sand
• 8. Davy Jones at Work on the Foreshore
• 9. The Materials used for Road-making
• 10. The Prospective Coal-mining Operations
• 11. The Ancient Wantsume
• CHAPTER II. - CAESAR'S BATTLE ON DEAL BEACH.
• 1. Description of the Battle by Mr Pritchard, the Local Historian
• 2. Notes of Caesar's Tactics
• 3. Fluctuating Fortunes
• 4. Successful Landing of the Romans
• CHAPTER III. - DEAL THE BIRTHPLACE OF ROMANO-BRITISH CIVILIZATION.
• 1. The Old Inhabitants of Dola
• 2. Summary of Ancient British History
• 3. The Ancient Druids and Gaul
• 4. Caesar's Second Landing at Dola and After
• 5. Caesar - Britannicus - King Arthus-Hengist and Horsa
• 6. The Saxons and Danes Land near Dola
• 7. The Ancient Town of Stonar
• 8. The Earliest Christian Church in Britain
• 9. Julius Caesar's Collector of Tribute
• 10. Caesar's Two Islands
• CHAPTER IV. - CAESAR'S CAMP AT DEAL: HIS NAVAL BASE.
• 1. The General Plan of a Roman Camp
• 2. Location of Caesar's Camp at Dola
• 3. Caesar's Second Voyage to Dola
• 4. The Old Deal Capstan
• 5. Deal's Place in History
• 6. Dean Stanley in a Fog
• 7. Fairy Tales of Airy, Lewin and Batteley
• CHAPTER V.- EVIDENCES OF THE ROMAN OCCUPATION.
• AN IMPORTANT RECENT DISCOVERY
• 1. An Erroneous Idea
• 2. Discovery of a Trench and Roman Remains
• 3. A Roman-British Burial Ground
• 4. Other Antiquities Found in the Chalk
• 5. No Marine Deposits in the Clay or in the Marshes
• 6. Roman Relics Found in the Sand at Lower Walmer
• 7. Roman Antiquities Discovered in the Sandhills
• 8. Roman Remains Found in the Clay at Middle Deal
• 9. Discovery of one of Caesar's Trenches at Deal
• 10. A Roman Warrior's Grave
• 11. Various Other Indications of the Roman Occupation
• 12. The Antiquities Preserved at Deal
• CHAPTER VI. CONCLUSION OF STORY.
• 1. Disappearing Landmarks
• 2. Saxon Mounds and Neolithic Dene holes
• 3. The Ancient British Village at Walmer
• 4. Ancient British Oppidum at Barham Downs
• 5. Four Kings Attack Caesar's Camp at Deal
• 6. Caesar's Departure for Gaul
• 7. Caesar's Camp at Deal: Not a permanent Roman Station
• 8. Summary from Caesar's commentaries
• 9. Picture of the Battle on Deal Beach
• APPENDIX.- EXTRACTS FROM CAESAR - HISTORIC NOTES
• 1. The German Spirit Portrayed by Caesar
• 2. The Immortal Gods of Gaul
• 3. Minster, Richborough and Ebbsflete
• 4. The Historic Downs
• 5. The Goodwin Sands
• 6. The Druids and Oak Worship
• 7. Discovery of a Roman Village at Sholden