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Hadrian's Wall and the end of empire : the Roman frontier in the 4th and 5th centuries / Rob Collins.

Van Pelt Library DA145 .C5834 2012
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Collins, Rob, 1977-
Series:
Routledge studies in archaeology ; 4.
Routledge studies in archaeology ; 4
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Great Britain--History--Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
Great Britain.
History.
Romans--Great Britain.
Romans.
Hadrian's Wall (England).
England--Hadrian's Wall.
Great Britain--History, Military--55 B.C.-449 A.D.
History, Military.
England--Antiquities, Roman.
England.
Classical antiquities.
Fortification, Roman--England.
Fortification, Roman.
Physical Description:
x, 214 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
New York : Routledge, 2012.
Contents:
Introduction
Hadrian's Wall and the frontier from construction to collapse
"Per lineam valli:" the limitanei of the northern frontier
Interpreting military transformation
Britons and barbarians
Frontiers far and wide
The frontier at the end of empire: decline, collapse, or transformation?
Appendix 1: Roman forts in northern Britain: key sites and references
Appendix 2: Pollen sites in the frontier
Appendix 3: Reconstructing the final frontier.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780415884112
041588411X
9780203114551
0203114558
OCLC:
707966518

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