“The Britons inhabit desolate swampy plains, and possess neither walls, cities, nor tilled fields. They do not touch the fish which are found in immense and inexhaustible quantities, and instead live on flocks, wild game, and fruit. In the forest they subsist upon bark and roots. They dwell in tents, naked and unshod, possess their women communally and raise their children in common. Their form of rule is mostly democratic, and given that they are fond of plundering, they consequently choose the boldest men as rulers. And strangest of all; they are able to endure hunger, cold, or any kind of hardship by plunging into the swamps, where they exist for many days with only their heads above water.”
- Cassius Dio, 209 A.D.
“They are the most ignorant people I have ever conquered. They cannot be taught music.”
- Julius Caesar
“They cannot be taught to read, and are the ugliest and most stupid race I ever saw.”
The Romans were right about this damned island