` No . I went to my Father , and said I should like to enter the Dacian Horse -LRB- I had seen some at Aquae Solis -RRB- ; but he said I had better begin service in a regular Legion from Rome . Now , like many of our youngsters , I was not too fond of anything Roman . The Roman-born officers and magistrates looked down on us British-born as though we were barbarians . I told my Father so . ' `` I know they do , '' he said ; `` but remember , after all , we are the people of the Old Stock , and our duty is to the Empire . '' ' `` To which Empire ? '' I asked . `` We split the Eagle before I was born . '' ' `` What thieves ' talk is that ? '' said my Father . He hated slang . ' `` Well , sir , '' I said , `` we 've one Emperor in Rome , and I do n't know how many Emperors the outlying Provinces have set up from time to time . Which am I to follow ? '' ' `` Gratian , '' said he . `` At least he 's a sportsman . '' ' `` He 's all that , '' I said . `` Has n't he turned himself into a raw-beef-eating Scythian ? '' ' `` Where did you hear of it ? '' said the Pater . '
`` At Aquae XXXXX , '' I said .
British-born Eagle Father Gratian Horse Roman Roman-born Rome Solis Stock