The Romans Of Britain

Author : Guy de la Bédoyère
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500771846

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Roman Britain: A New History by Guy de la Bédoyère Pdf

“Lucid and engaging . . . should take pride of place on the bookshelf of specialists and non-specialists interested in Roman Britain.” —Minerva This illuminating account of Britain as a Roman province sets the Roman conquest and occupation of the island within the larger context of Romano-British society and how it functioned. The author first outlines events from the Iron Age period immediately preceding the conquest in AD 43 to the emperor Honorius’s advice to the Britons in 410 to fend for themselves. He then tackles the issues facing Britons after the absorption of their culture by an invading army, including the role of government and the military in the province, religion, commerce, technology, and daily life. For this revised edition, the text, illustrations, and bibliography have been updated to reflect the latest discoveries and research in recent years. The superb illustrations feature reconstruction drawings, dramatic aerial views of Roman remains, and images of Roman villas, mosaics, coins, pottery, and sculpture.

Author : Peter Salway
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0192801384

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A History of Roman Britain by Peter Salway Pdf

'One could not ask for a more meticulous or scholarly assessment of what Britain meant to the Romans, or Rome to Britons, than Peter Salway's Monumental Study' Frederick Raphael, Sunday Times From the invasions of Julius Caesar to the unexpected end of Roman rule in the early fifth century AD and the subsequent collapse of society in Britain, this book is the most authoritative and comprehensive account of Roman Britain ever published for the general reader. Peter Salway's narrative takes into account the latest research including exciting discoveries of recent years, and will be welcomed by anyone interested in Roman Britain.

Author : Henry Freeman
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781534610477

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Roman Britain by Henry Freeman Pdf

This book takes a holistic look at Roman Britain, from the events leading up to its official inception in AD 43 until the Romans left the Isle entirely around AD 409. The timeline is straightforward, and each chapter delves into some aspect of Romano-British life: dealing with the concept of 'the Celts'; when Britannia actually became 'Roman'; how the two peoples attempted to blend their culture through religion; and lastly, why the Romans had to leave. Inside you will read about... ✓ The Timeline ✓ Ancient Celtic Ethnicity, A Modern Invention ✓ The Beginnings Of Roman Britain ✓ Religion And Blending Culture In Roman Britain ✓ The Bitter End It can be difficult to explain everything from a neutral, unbiased perspective as most of the records from the time are Roman in nature, but drawing on a variety of perspectives from archaeologists and historians alike has made for a thought-provoking assessment of the era. Rome's power bestowed cities like London and York to Britannia, and their lasting influence is still visible today in places like Bath, and at Hadrian's Wall to the north. Roman Britain lingers on still.

Author : Sam Moorhead,David Stuttard
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500773475

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The Romans Who Shaped Britain by Sam Moorhead,David Stuttard Pdf

A biographical history of the Romans who conquered and dominated Britain, based on the latest archaeological evidence and original source material. Here are the stories of the people who built and ruled Roman Britain, from the eagle-bearer who leaped off Caesar’s ship into the waves at Walmer in 55BC to the last cavalry units to withdraw from the island under their dragon standards in the early fifth century AD. Through the lives of its generals and governors, this book explores the narrative of Britannia as an integral and often troublesome part of Rome’s empire, a hard-won province whose mineral wealth and agricultural prosperity made it crucial to the stability of the West. But Britannia did not exist in a vacuum, and the authors set it in an international context to give a vivid account of the pressures and events that had a profound impact on its people and its history. The authors discuss the lives and actions of the Roman occupiers against the backdrop of an evolving landscape, where Iron Age shrines were replaced by marble temples and industrial-scale factories and granaries sprang up across the countryside.

Author : David Shotter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134707737

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Roman Britain by David Shotter Pdf

This revised edition of the classic text of the period provides both the student and the specialist with an informative account of post-Roman English society.

Author : S. Ireland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UOM:39015012075217

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Roman Britain by S. Ireland Pdf

This text aims to provide students with an introduction to Roman Britain, and a guide to further areas of study. It ranges from Britain's Celtic origins, through the history of Roman occupation, to discussions of its administrations, economy, communication, urban development, religion and art.

Author : Neil Faulkner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0752428950

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The Decline and Fall of Roman Britain by Neil Faulkner Pdf

Why did Rome abandon Britain in the early 5th century? According to Neil Faulkner, the centralized, military-bureaucratic state, governed by a class of super-rich landlords and apparatchiks, had siphoned wealth out of the province, with the result that the towns declined and the countryside was depressed. When the army withdrew to defend the imperial heartlands, the remaining Romano-British elite succumbed to a combination of warlord power, barbarian attack, and popular revolt.

Author : Timothy W. Potter,Catherine Johns
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0520081684

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Roman Britain by Timothy W. Potter,Catherine Johns Pdf

Pieces together archaeological evidence with fragmentary writings of Caesar, Tacitus, and others to give a picture of Roman Britain

Author : Howard Brenton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781472574411

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The Romans in Britain by Howard Brenton Pdf

First staged at London's National Theatre in 1980, having been commissioned by Peter Hall, The Romans in Britain contrasts Julius Caesar's Roman invasion of Celtic Britain with the Saxon invasion of Romano-Celtic Britain, and finally Britain's involvement in Northern Ireland during The Troubles of the late twentieth century. As these scenes bleed into one another, Brenton suggests what it might have been like for these people to meet. Three Roman soldiers sexually assault a young druid priest. A lone, wounded Saxon soldier stumbles into a field, a nightmare made real. An army intelligence officer begins to lose his mind in the Irish fields. Brenton's sinewy vernaculars summon a lost history of cultural collision and oppression, of fear and sorrow. This edition features an introduction by Philip Roberts, Emeritus Professor of Drama & Theatre Studies at the University of Leeds, and a foreword by director Sam West.

Author : Joan P. Alcock
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849018135

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A Brief History of Roman Britain by Joan P. Alcock Pdf

In BC 55 Julius Caesar came, saw, conquered and then left. It was not until AD 43 that the Emperor Claudius crossed the channel and made Britain the western outpost of the Roman Empire that would span from the Scottish border to Persia. For the next 400 years the island would be transformed. Within that period would see the rise of Londinium, almost immediately burnt to the ground in 60 AD by Boudicca; Hadrian's Wall which was constructed in 112 AD to keep the northern tribes at bay as well as the birth of the Emperor Constantine in third century York. Interwoven with the historical narrative is a social history of the period showing how roman society grew in Britain.

Author : Joan Pilsbury Alcock
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015040688692

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Life in Roman Britain by Joan Pilsbury Alcock Pdf

Life in Roman Britain discusses both the public and private lives of the Romano-British - their recreation, leisure time and public entertainments. The author examines domestic housing in both town and country, with information on eating habits

Author : Sheppard Frere
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UOM:39015004038850

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Britannia by Sheppard Frere Pdf

Author : Patricia Southern
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445609256

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Roman Britain by Patricia Southern Pdf

The most authoritative history of Roman Britain ever published for the general reader.

Author : Stephen R. Hill,Stanley Ireland
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015040070297

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Roman Britain by Stephen R. Hill,Stanley Ireland Pdf

A concise introduction to Roman Britain.

Author : Guy de la Bédoyère
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300214031

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The Real Lives of Roman Britain by Guy de la Bédoyère Pdf

The Britain of the Roman Occupation is, in a way, an age that is dark to us. While the main events from 55 BC to AD 410 are little disputed, and the archaeological remains of villas, forts, walls, and cities explain a great deal, we lack a clear sense of individual lives. This book is the first to infuse the story of Britannia with a beating heart, the first to describe in detail who its inhabitants were and their place in our history. A lifelong specialist in Romano-British history, Guy de la Bédoyère is the first to recover the period exclusively as a human experience. He focuses not on military campaigns and imperial politics but on individual, personal stories. Roman Britain is revealed as a place where the ambitious scramble for power and prestige, the devout seek solace and security through religion, men and women eke out existences in a provincial frontier land. De la Bédoyère introduces Fortunata the slave girl, Emeritus the frustrated centurion, the grieving father Quintus Corellius Fortis, and the brilliant metal worker Boduogenus, among numerous others. Through a wide array of records and artifacts, the author introduces the colorful cast of immigrants who arrived during the Roman era while offering an unusual glimpse of indigenous Britons, until now nearly invisible in histories of Roman Britain.