The Art Of War

STUDY OF LITERATURE

Why did Arthur choose Caerleon to hold the feast of the Pentecost as well as his enthronement?

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From the text, though I am not sure this is the text you are using in class.....

"Situated as it is in Morgannwg (Glamorgan), on the River Usk, not far from the Severn Sea, in a most pleasant position, and being richer in material wealth than other townships, this city was eminently suitable for such a ceremony. The river which I have named flowed by it on one side, and up this the kings and princes who were to come from across the sea could be carried in a fleet of ships. On the other side, which was flanked by meadows and wooded groves, they had adorned the city with royal palaces, and by the gold-painted gables of its roofs it was a match for Rome."

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Historia Regum Britanniae