An imperial possession : Britain in the Roman Empire, 54 BC-AD 409 /: Britain in the Roman Empire, 54 BC-AD 409. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Mattingly.
• Other Names: Mattingly, D. J
• Contents: PART ONE: Introduction. The spectre of empire -- Sources of information and rules of evidence -- 'Nothing for us to fear or rejoice at.' Britain, Britons and the Roman Empire -- -- PART TWO: The military community. The iron fist: conquest (43-83) and aftermath -- Britannia perdomita: the garrisoning of the provinces -- The community of soldiers -- The fashioning of the military identity -- De excidio Britanniae: decline and fall? -- -- PART THREE: The civil communities. Forma urbis: the development of towns -- Townspeople: demography, culture and identity -- The urban failure? -- PART FOUR: The rural communities. The villa and the roundhouse -- Provincial landscapes -- Free Britannia: beyond the frontiers -- Rural culture and identity -- -- PART FIVE: Comparative perspectives and concluding thoughts. Different economies, discrepant identities -- 'No longer subject to Roman laws'.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Penguin
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 621 pages), maps
• Subjects: 936.103; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome; Romans -- Great Britain; Classical antiquities; Manners and customs; Romans; Ancient History: To C 500 CE; Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- To 1066; Great Britain -- Antiquities, Roman; Britannien; Great Britain; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780141903859; 0141903856; 9781101159941; 1101159944; 9781101160404; 1101160403
• Related ISBNs: 9780140148220; 0140148221
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-580) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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