Military Religion In Roman Britain

Author : Georgia Irby-Massie
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004351226

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Military Religion in Roman Britain by Georgia Irby-Massie Pdf

This volume deals with the religions of the Roman soldiers in Britain and the religious interactions of soldiers and civilians. Drawing on epigraphic and archaeological evidence, the discussion shows the complexities of Roman, Eastern, and Celtic rites, how each system influenced the ritual and liturgy of the others, and how each system was altered over time. The first part presents discursive chapters on topics such as the cult of the emperor, Mithraism in Britain, the cults of Celtic warriors and healers, the Romanization of Civilian religions, and Christianity; the second part consists of an annotated catalogue of the epigraphical sources. Of significance is the broad range of materials synthesized to show the extent to which native religions influenced and were influenced by imported Roman and Eastern cults.

Author : Mr Martin Henig,Martin Henig
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135782764

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Religion in Roman Britain by Mr Martin Henig,Martin Henig Pdf

Apart from Christianity and the Oriental Cults, religion in Roman Britain is often discussed as though it remained basically Celtic in belief and practice, under a thin veneer of Roman influence. Using a wide range of archaeological evidence, Dr Henig shows that the Roman element in religion was of much greater significance and that the natural Roman veneration for the gods found meaningful expression even in the formal rituals practised in the public temples of Britain.

Author : John F. Shean
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004187337

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Soldiering for God by John F. Shean Pdf

This book discusses the role of Christians in the Roman military. Constantine’s conversion to Christianity led to the accelerated Christianization of the Roman army. The result was the creation of a Christian fighting force that was used to suppress paganism and Christian heresy.

Author : Guy De la Bédoyère
Publisher : Tempus Publishing Limited
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UVA:X004704339

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Gods with Thunderbolts by Guy De la Bédoyère Pdf

This book assembles a great deal of evidence for religious practices in Britain, but despite some genuine insights (for example in relating religious sites to natural features and phenomena, and a highly commendable use of ancient sources), in general it is superficial and lacks real empathy with ancient cult. The gruff, colloquial writing style proclaims that this is a plain man's guide' and presumably the avoidance of meaningful engagement with iconography, iconology, art or theology, goes along with this, though for me these are all vital for any understanding of ancient religion. Other books by the author show he can do far better and, indeed, Gods with Thunderbolts betrays signs of a very hasty composition, and reads more like a first draft than a finished product. Guest reviewer - Martin Henig .

Author : Miranda Aldhouse-Green
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500774199

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Sacred Britannia by Miranda Aldhouse-Green Pdf

Two thousand years ago, the Romans sought to absorb into their empire what they regarded as a remote, almost mythical island on the very edge of the known world Britain. The expeditions of Julius Caesar and the invasion of ad 43 brought fundamental and lasting changes to the island. Not least among these was a pantheon of new Classical deities and religious systems, along with a clutch of exotic eastern cults including Christianity. But what of Britannia and her own home-grown deities? What cults and cosmologies did the Romans encounter and how did they in turn react to them? Under Roman rule, the old gods were challenged, adopted, adapted, absorbed and re-configured. In this fresh and innovative new account, Miranda Aldhouse-Green balances literary, archaeological and iconographic evidence (and scrutinizes their shortcomings and how we interpret them) to illuminate the complexity of religion and belief in Roman Britain, and the two-way traffic of cultural exchange and interplay between imported and indigenous cults. Despite the remoteness of this period, on the threshold between prehistory and history, many of the forces, tensions, ideologies and issues of identity at work are still relevant today, as Sacred Britannia skilfully draws out.

Author : Paul Elliott
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752474663

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The Last Legionary by Paul Elliott Pdf

In AD 400 Roman rule in Britain was collapsing as the thinly stretched empire was besieged on all sides. In " The Last Legionary", Paul Elliot explores all aspects of Late Roman military life, from recruitment to weaponry, marriage to wages, warfare to religion. It explores the world of the Roman soldier through the eyes of one man, posted to a British garrison at the edge of the empire, and follows the soldier's life through training and battle, marriage and business dealings, finally following him south as he leaves Britain for good in defence of Rome. When the legionary finally escapes the worst posting in the Roman Empire, it is only to join what effectively became a death march over the Alps, without food or shelter. To know what is was like to face the chanted battle cry, the charge and slashing axes of the Goths, and to understand why the order 'March out!' was so terrifying, read Paul Elliott's mesmerising, meticulously accurate account.

Author : Arthur Darby Nock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Calendars
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121771377

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The Roman Army and the Roman Religious Year by Arthur Darby Nock Pdf

Author : Michael Snape
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134643400

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God and the British Soldier by Michael Snape Pdf

Drawing on a wealth of new material from military, ecclesiastical and secular civilian archives, Michael Snape presents a study of the experience of the officers and men of Britain’s vast citizen armies, and also of the numerous religious agencies which ministered to them. Historians of the First and Second World Wars have consistently underestimated the importance of religion in Britain during the war years, but this book shows that religion had much greater currency and influence in twentieth-century British society than has previously been realised. Snape argues that religion provided a key component of military morale and national identity in both the First and Second World Wars, and demonstrates that, contrary to accepted wisdom, Britain’s popular religious culture emerged intact and even strengthened as a result of the army’s experiences of war. The book covers such a range of disciplines, that students and scholars of military history, British history and Religion will all benefit from its purchase.

Author : Eric Birley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : LCCN:lc54005812

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Roman Britain and the Roman Army by Eric Birley Pdf

Author : Dorothy Watts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134814558

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Religion in Late Roman Britain by Dorothy Watts Pdf

Religion in Late Roman Britain explores the changes in religion over the fourth century; the historical background for these changes and the forces which contributed to them. Dorothy Watts examines the reasons for the decline of Christianity and the continuation of the pagan, Celtic cults in Britain. The author establishes a chronology for the rise and decline of Christianity, based on the available archaeological evidence, and she charts the fate of the pagan cults and temples in the fourth century. The author discusses the nature of Romano-British pagan religion and she analyses the controversial rite of decapitated burial in the light of some startling new archaeological evidence.

Author : Mark Hassall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1906978425

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Roman Britain by Mark Hassall Pdf

Spanning forty years of scholarship and discovery, Roman Britain the Frontier Province brings together twenty significant articles by Mark Hassall. Presented in four parts, encompassing early military history, the frontier, the province, and later military history, the work incorporates a diversity of subjects including the army, administration, towns, religion, education, and trade. This collection serves as a valuable and broad-ranging resource for students of the Roman province - both its archaeology and historiography - and specifically considers the literary and epigraphic record of Britannia, across four centuries.

Author : David Petts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113307271

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Christianity in Roman Britain by David Petts Pdf

Using the latest archaeological evidence David Petts traces the growth of Christianity in Roman Britain from its earliest beginnings to the end of Roman rule in the province and beyond.

Author : Malcolm Todd
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780470998854

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A Companion to Roman Britain by Malcolm Todd Pdf

This major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain spans the period from the first century BC to the fifth century AD. Major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain Brings together specialists to provide an overview of recent debates about this period Exceptionally broad coverage, embracing political, economic, cultural and religious life Focuses on changes in Roman Britain from the first century BC to the fifth century AD Includes pioneering studies of the human population and animal resources of the island.

Author : Impact of Empire (Organització). Workshop
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004160446

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The Impact of the Roman Army (200 BC-AD 476) by Impact of Empire (Organització). Workshop Pdf

This sixth volume of the network Impact of Empire offers a comprehensive reading on the economic, political, religious and cultural impact of Roman military forces on the regions that were dominated by the Roman Empire.

Author : Ken Dark,Petra Dark
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752482668

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Life in Roman Britain by Ken Dark,Petra Dark Pdf

What was it like to live in Roman Britain? What sort of house would you have lived in? What sort of clothes would you have worn? This book takes us back in time to see what it was really like to live in Roman Britain, what kind of sights and smells would be around us, and what our daily lives would have involved.