Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ọ bụ ezie na okwu a nwere mmalite nke oge ochie, ụdị ngwaọrụ a bụ nke mbụ Julius Caesar kọwara, n'akwụkwọ nke asaa nke "Commentarii de Bello Gallico" (Nkọwa banyere Gallic Wars), onye jiri ngwaọrụ ahụ n'oge
nnọchibido a nọchibidoro Alesia. Siza dere na a na-akpọ ha "lilies" n'ihi otú ha si yie okooko osisi nwere otu aha ahụ. A pụrụ ịhụ ihe atụ ndị Rom nke oge ndị gara aga na Rough Castle na Antonine Wall na Great Britain.