The Romans And The Antonine Wall Of Scotland

Author : David Breeze
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781788852739

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The Antonine Wall by David Breeze Pdf

As the most advanced frontier construction of its time, and as definitive evidence of the Romans' time in Scotland, the Antonine Wall is an invaluable and fascinating part of this country's varied and violent history. For a generation, from about AD 140 to 160, the Antonine Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire. Constructed by the Roman army, it ran from modern Bo'ness on the Forth to Old Kilpatrick on the Clyde and consisted of a turf rampart fronted by a wide and deep ditch. At regular intervals were forts connected by a road, while outside the fort gates clustered civil settlements. Antoninus Pius, whom the wall was named after, reigned longer than any other emperor with the exception of its founder Augustus. Yet relatively little is known about him. In this meticulously researched book, David Breeze examines this enigmatic life and the reasons for the construction and abandonment of his Wall.

Author : John Richardson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780244502935

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The Romans and The Antonine Wall of Scotland by John Richardson Pdf

With the coming of the Roman General Gaius Julius Caesar to Britain in both 55BC and 54BC, life changed forever for the tribes inhabiting the British islands. Emperor of Rome Antoninius Pius succeeded Emperor Hadrian on his death in AD 138. It was Antoninius who gave orders for the Roman Army to march into Scotland. Under his instructions the new Roman frontier was built: The Antonine Wall in Scotland. The Antonine Guard belong to a History Society driven to inform on Scotland's ancient history. The Sixth Legion stood as example and source for research for the modern Antonine Guard. A founder member of this Society, John S. Richardson grew up with a fascination for civilizations of the past and has a lifelong interest in the history of Egypt, Greece and Rome. This book he wrote especially for you.

Author : George MacDonald
Publisher : Oxford, Clarendon
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : Antonine Wall (Scotland)
ISBN : UOM:39015010431396

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The Roman Wall in Scotland by George MacDonald Pdf

Author : David J. Breeze
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1839830034

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Edge of Empire, Rome's Scottish Frontier by David J. Breeze Pdf

Two thousand years ago, southern Scotland was part of a great empire, the Roman Empire. About AD 140, a Roman army marched north from what is now Northumbria and, 20 years after and over 100 miles further north than Hadrian's Wall, built a new frontier across the Forth-Clyde isthmus. With reference to contemporary coins and literary sources together with the archaeological remains, inscriptions and sculpture from the Antonine Wall itself, David Breeze explains the historical context for, and the creation of, the fortifications. Stunning photography by David Henrie of Historic Scotland illustrates all aspects of this most northerly Roman frontier. These photographs help us to appreciate the Antonine Wall in its landscape and allow us a visual explanation for its construction almost 2000 years ago.

Author : Geoff B. Bailey,Mike Moore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Antonine Wall (Scotland)
ISBN : 0954045327

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The Antonine Wall by Geoff B. Bailey,Mike Moore Pdf

Author : Matthew Symonds
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781108381932

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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 : John Collingwood Bruce,David John Breeze
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015073635792

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Handbook to the Roman Wall by John Collingwood Bruce,David John Breeze Pdf

Hadrian's Wall is one of the best known Roman monuments in Britain. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987. The Emperor Hadrian ordered its construction in AD 122 and for nearly three centuries it was the north-west frontier of the Roman empire. Hadrian's Wall has been visited, written about, surveyed and excavated for over four centuries. In 1851, the great nineteenth century authority on Hadrian's Wall, John Collingwood Bruce, published The Roman Wall, followed by an abridged edition in 1863. The Handbook to the Roman Wallhas subsequently been revised on several occasions. This, the fourteenth edition, has been completely re-written by David Breeze, though acknowledging the style of earlier editions. This authoritative account will be of value to all interested in Hadrian's Wall.

Author : David J. Breeze
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789699968

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Antonine Wall – A World Heritage Site by David J. Breeze Pdf

The Antonine Wall lay at the very extremity of the Roman world. This volume, presented in English and German, presents a concise introduction to the wall which is, in many ways, one of the most developed frontier in Europe. Perhaps of greatest significance is the survival of the collection of Roman military sculpture, the Distance Slabs.

Author : David John Breeze
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015038188168

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Roman Scotland by David John Breeze Pdf

The Romans tried to conquer Scotland three times 2000 years ago. These forays have left their mark, which can still be seen in the form of earthworks - the remains of forts and frontiers constructed by the army. This study shows the effect of these periods of occupation on Scotland and its people.

Author : O. G. S. Crawford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107684737

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Topography of Roman Scotland by O. G. S. Crawford Pdf

This 1949 book provides an illustrated description of all the Roman remains in Scotland north of the Antonine Wall (i.e. the Forth-Clyde line). It contains an introductory chapter describing the various antiquities in the course of the journey, and methods of identification on the ground and from the air.

Author : John Collingwood Bruce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033223541

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The Roman Wall by John Collingwood Bruce Pdf

Author : W. S. Hanson,Gordon S. Maxwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1983-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0852244169

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Rome's North West Frontier by W. S. Hanson,Gordon S. Maxwell Pdf

Author : David John Breeze
Publisher : Birlinn Publishers
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Antonine Wall (Scotland)
ISBN : UOM:39015082740104

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Edge of Empire, Rome's Scottish Frontier by David John Breeze Pdf

"In this new book, David Breeze tells the story of the Roman invasion of southern Scotland in the second century A.D., the building of the Antonine Wall, its occupation and abandonment. The material used to describe these events includes contemporary coins and literary sources together with inscription and sculpture from the wall itself, as well as the archaeological remains of the monument. The unique distance slabs not only record the process of building, but also provide a series of snapshots depicting the preparations, invasion and victory achieved by the Roman army over 1800 years ago, and stunning new photography by David Henrie of Historic Scotland illustrates all aspects of this most northerly Roman frontier. Both scholarly and beautifully illustrated, Edge of Empire underlines the reasons why the Antonine Wall has been proposed as a World Heritage Site."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Anne S. Robertson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Travel
ISBN : UOM:39015027327942

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The Antonine Wall by Anne S. Robertson Pdf

Author : David Colin Arthur Shotter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015046839984

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The Roman Frontier in Britain by David Colin Arthur Shotter Pdf

An up-to-date and in-depth historical study of the northern Roman frontier in Britain - why was the military conquest of Scotland never completed and what were the criteria governing Roman policy over the centuries? The idea of the Roman frontier immediately conjures up pictures of Hadrian's Wall with its forts and other remains, and of the Antonine Wall in Scotland. These two structures, however, represent two elements in a story which took a great deal longer to evolve and which, if taken in isolation, tend to mask a clear appraisal of the way in which the frontier in Britain actually developed. What, after all, did the Romans want to achieve in Britain? Why did they not capitalise on Agricola's victory at Mons Graupius in AD83 to subdue the entire country once and for all? How did the idea for a physical barrier evolve? And why, after all the effort of building Hadrian's Wall, did the emperor Antoninus Pius embark upon fresh conquest in Scotland? This book is intended primarily as an historical treatment of the Roman military occupation in Britain up until the early third century AD, although it does also describe the later history of the frontier zone.It draws upon archaeological evidence, but is not intended as a guide to the remains of Hadrian's and Antonine's Walls. Rather, it aims to set these spectacular fortifications into the broader context of Roman military plans.