>> Sure. Let's take Caesar.
>
>> French version: Caesar and his legions conquered France and undertook
>> pacifying expeditions across the borders.
>
>> UK version: After conquering France, Caesar campaigned in Britain, and
>> fought the druids.
>
>Surely in both cases we'd say "Gaul"?
We'd probably say Gaul for France but Britain is right. To be consistant we should say Britannia which was the Roman province name as Gaul is for what is now France. But school level history isn't exactly the most accurate or consistant.
-- Donald Oddy http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/
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