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