As was read to the delegates of the 2nd Continental Congress, the proclamation from King George Ill informed all present that if they proceeded "in their treason" their
punishment would be what when captured?

Upon the fall of rome, europe ceased being influenced by the cultures of the mediterranean coast and was more influenced by germanic tribal confederations that had already taken over vast swathes of roman territory, although the influence of rome on the former empire was very strong in legal