Thanks for all the responses, especially those that involved some thinking.

Malcolm: I appreciate your answering the question of whether Julius Caesar actually reached England, but I resent the "of course." There is no "of course" about it. He could have been called back to Rome and been writing the bits about Britain secondhand.

But, armed with your information that he crossed the Thames, I can tell the St David's members that he entered Britain, discovered that there no vineyards, no pizza, and that the pasta was consistently overcooked, and so he returned to Rome. It is a Noson Lawon, after all.

Nicole: Rest easy. I know the difference between England and Ireland.

Wilfried: Thanks so much for looking up the original. I agree with the theory that "fighting naked" meant "fighting without armor." It makes a lot more sense.

I think we've about covered the subject here. Not that I'm dropping a hint that we stop posting.