Hadrian S Walls

Author : Adrian Goldsworthy
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781541644458

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Hadrian's Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy Pdf

From an award-winning historian of ancient Rome, a definitive history of Hadrian's Wall Stretching eighty miles from coast to coast across northern England, Hadrian's Wall is the largest Roman artifact known today. It is commonly viewed as a defiant barrier, the end of the empire, a place where civilization stopped and barbarism began. In fact, the massive structure remains shrouded in mystery. Was the wall intended to keep out the Picts, who inhabited the North? Or was it merely a symbol of Roman power and wealth? What was life like for soldiers stationed along its expanse? How was the extraordinary structure built -- with what technology, skills, and materials? In Hadrian's Wall, Adrian Goldsworthy embarks on a historical and archaeological investigation, sifting fact from legend while simultaneously situating the wall in the wider scene of Roman Britain. The result is a concise and enthralling history of a great architectural marvel of the ancient world.

Author : Robert Draper
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015046483866

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Hadrian's Walls by Robert Draper Pdf

In a surprising debut novel, the lifelong friendship between a prison's director and a notorious convict creates a conflict between obligation and loyalty.

Author : David John Breeze,Brian Dobson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : England
ISBN : 0140135499

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Hadrian's Wall by David John Breeze,Brian Dobson Pdf

The authors of this book delved into the history of the Wall that ran from coast to coast, dividing Britain in two. Occasionally the Romans would march north and consider the complete conquest of the island; at other times the northern tribes would spillover the Wall to pillage the Roman province.

Author : William Dietrich
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061744808

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Hadrian's Wall by William Dietrich Pdf

A fusion of Steven Pressfield's Gates of Fire and the movie Braveheart; a novel of ancient warfare, lethal politics, and the final great clash of Roman and Celtic culture. For three centuries, the stone barrier we know as Hadrian's Wall shielded Roman Britain from the unconquered barbarians of the island's northern highlands. But when Valeria, a senator's daughter, is sent to the Wall for an arranged marriage to an aristocratic officer in 367 AD, her journey unleashes jealousy, passion and epic war. Valeria's new husband, Marcus, has supplanted the brutally efficient veteran soldier Galba as commander of the famed Petriana cavalry. Yet Galba insists on escorting the bride–to–be on her journey to the Wall. Is he submitting to duty? Or plotting revenge? And what is the mysterious past of the handsome barbarian chieftain Arden Caratacus, who springs from ambush and who seems to know so much of hated Rome? As sharp as the edge of a spatha sword and as piercing as a Celtic arrow, Hadrian's Wall evokes a lost world of Roman ideals and barbaric romanticism.

Author : Tony Wilmott
Publisher : English Heritage
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781848021587

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Hadrian's Wall by Tony Wilmott Pdf

From 1976 to 2000 English Heritage archaeologists undertook excavation and research on Hadrian's Wall. This book reports on these findings and includes the first publication, of the James Irwin Coates archive of drawings of Hadrian' Wall made in 1877-96.

Author : Brian Dobson,David J Breeze
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141941554

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Hadrian's Wall by Brian Dobson,David J Breeze Pdf

A penetrating and lucid history of the best-known and most spectacular monument to the Roman Empire in Britain. Taking into account new research findings about the building of the Wall, Breeze and Dobson include fascinating details about the Roman army, its religion and daily bureaucratic life. A selection of photos, maps and diagrams help make this a book for both the expert and the layman, being simultaneously erudite and unusually accessible.

Author : Richard Hingley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199641413

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Hadrian's Wall by Richard Hingley Pdf

In Hadrian's Wall: A Life, Hingley addresses the post-Roman history of Hadrian's Wall, and considers the ways in which the monument has been imagined, represented, and researched from the sixth century to the internet. With over 100 images, it discusses the significant political, cultural, and religious role the Wall has played over the years.

Author : Nick Hodgson
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780719821592

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Hadrian's Wall by Nick Hodgson Pdf

Built around AD122, Hadrian's Wall was guarded by the Roman army for over three centuries and has left an indelible mark on the landscape of northern Britain. It was a wonder of the ancient world and is a World Heritage Site. Written by a leading archaeologist who has excavated widely on the Wall, this is an authoritative yet accessible treatment of the archaeological evidence. The book explains why the expansion of the Roman empire ground to a halt in remote northern Britain, how the Wall came to be built and the purpose it was intended to serve. It is not a guidebook to the remains, but an introduction to the Wall and the soldiers and civilians, men, women and children, who once peopled the abandoned ruins visited by tourists today. Contents include: Historical background to the Wall; How the Wall was built and its appearance on completion; The history of the Wall from Hadrian to the end of Roman Britain; The purpose of the Wall. This introduction to Hadrian's Wall, the most impressive and famous physical reminder of Britain's Roman past, will be of great interest to all students and keen amateurs of Roman history, archaeology and general history, and is profusely illustrated throughout with 60 colour and 30 black & white photographs and 10 Maps.

Author : Rob Collins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136291418

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Hadrian's Wall and the End of Empire by Rob Collins Pdf

There is no synthetic or comprehensive treatment of any late Roman frontier in the English language to date, despite the political and economic significance of the frontiers in the late antique period. Examining Hadrian’s Wall and the Roman frontier of northern England from the fourth century into the Early Medieval period, this book investigates a late frontier in transition from an imperial border zone to incorporation into Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, using both archaeological and documentary evidence. With an emphasis on the late Roman occupation and Roman military, it places the frontier in the broader imperial context. In contrast to other works, Hadrian’s Wall and the End of Empire challenges existing ideas of decline, collapse, and transformation in the Roman period, as well as its impact on local frontier communities. Author Rob Collins analyzes in detail the limitanei, the frontier soldiers of the late empire essential for the successful maintenance of the frontiers, and the relationship between imperial authorities and local frontier dynamics. Finally, the impact of the end of the Roman period in Britain is assessed, as well as the influence that the frontier had on the development of the Anglian kingdom of Northumbria.

Author : Matthew Symonds
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781108383851

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Protecting the Roman Empire by Matthew Symonds Pdf

The Roman army enjoys an enviable reputation as an instrument of waging war, but as the modern world reminds us, an enduring victory requires far more than simply winning battles. When it came to suppressing counterinsurgencies, or deterring the depredations of bandits, the army frequently deployed small groups of infantry and cavalry based in fortlets. This remarkable installation type has never previously been studied in detail, and shows a new side to the Roman army. Rather than displaying the aggressive uniformity for which the Roman military is famous, individual fortlets were usually bespoke installations tailored to local needs. Examining fortlet use in north-west Europe helps explain the differing designs of the Empire's most famous artificial frontier systems: Hadrian's Wall, the Antonine Wall, and the Upper German and Raetian limites. The archaeological evidence is fully integrated with documentary sources, which disclose the gritty reality of life in a Roman fortlet.

Author : Guy de la Bedoyere
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781445612133

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Hadrian's Wall by Guy de la Bedoyere Pdf

An extensively revised and updated version of a classic title.

Author : Frank Graham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0905778855

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Hadrian's Wall by Frank Graham Pdf

Author : Gordon Smith,Gordon Simm,Jacquetta Megarry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-23
Category : Hadrian's Wall Path (England)
ISBN : 1898481431

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Hadrian's Wall Path by Gordon Smith,Gordon Simm,Jacquetta Megarry Pdf

?Hadrians Wall Path runs for 86 miles from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend along the line of the Roman Wall completed in AD122 under the Emperor Hadrian. This National Trail crosses northern England from Irish Sea to North Sea and offers many chances to look at the forts, milecastles and interpretation centers within this UNESCO World Heritage Site. This guidebook contains all youll need to plan, and enjoy a classic weeks walking.

Author : Kyle Higgins,Alec Siegel
Publisher : Image Comics
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-27
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781534306325

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Hadrian's Wall by Kyle Higgins,Alec Siegel Pdf

When an astronaut on HadrianÍs Wall is murdered, pill-popping detective Simon Moore is dispatched to investigate the ship's crew...including his own ex-wife. But if Simon's not careful, what he finds could make the interstellar Cold War go red hot. From the creative team behind the critically acclaimed series C.O.W.L. comes a gripping, locked-room murder mystery where the secrets of everyone involved are as dark as the space that surrounds them. Collects HADRIAN'S WALL #1-8

Author : Patricia Southern
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445640341

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Hadrian's Wall by Patricia Southern Pdf

The building, military use and descent into ruin of the most important Roman frontier ever built.