Defying Rome : the rebels of Roman Britain / Guy de la Bédoyère.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De la Bédoyère, Guy.

Contributor:

Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insurgency--Great Britain--History--To 1500.

Insurgency.

History.

Great Britain--History--Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Stroud : Tempus, 2003.

Summary:

Roman Britain's most notable characteristic-at least in the eyes of the Romans-was that not only was it the most remote province, but it was also the most recalcitrant. The rebels of Roman Britain came in many forms from, most famously, Boudica and Caratacus, who wanted the Romans out, to Allectus and Carausius, whose rebellions were inspired by gaining power within the empire. Weaving together archaeology and contemporary documents and literature, Guy de la Bédoyère reveals why Britain was such a hotbed of dissent under Roman rule.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-222) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

ISBN:

0752425617

OCLC:

74811205