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consider to have been Deal; and so do I,
on account of Caesar's explanation that he found
himself passing Britain on the left "Longius
delatus aestu sub sinistra Brit. relictam conspexit.

Summa". The first Landing was near Deal or Romney
The second Landing was at the same place.
But, the second Landing was near Deal.
Ergo, so was the first.

2. About the Legions. I should like to think
that Caesar was the first to number his legions.
But, consider the Numbers of the Legions as early
as that day he overcame the Nervii. 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13. Unless for some reason he began his
count from 7, it seems incredible that the
Legions 1-6 did not exist. But they were not his.
Further, today, Idibus Martii, I read in
Livy XXII. 57, "legione classica, ea legio
tertia erat", referring to the disposal of troops
after the Battle of Cannae.

Senex sum. Forgive my intrusion.

Yours faithfully

AH Nankivell