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Coins and power in late Iron Age Britain / John Creighton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Creighton, John, 1964- author.
- Series:
- New studies in archaeology.
- New studies in archaeology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cunobelinus, King of the Britons, -43?.
- Cunobelinus.
- Power (Social sciences)--Great Britain--History--To 500.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Coinage--Great Britain--History--To 1500.
- Coinage.
- Coins, Celtic--Great Britain.
- Coins, Celtic.
- Britons--Kings and rulers.
- Britons.
- Iron age--Great Britain.
- Iron age.
- Coins, British.
- Great Britain--History--To 55 B.C.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 249 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Coins & Power in Late Iron Age Britain
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Cunobelin, Shakespeare's Cymbeline, ruled much of south-east Britain in the years before Claudius' legions arrived, creating the Roman province of Britannia. But what do we know of him and his rule, and that of competing dynasties in south-east Britain? This book examines the background to these, the first individuals in British history. It explores the way in which rulers bolstered their power through the use of imagery on coins, myths, language and material culture. After the visit of Caesar in 55 and 54 BC, the shadow of Rome played a fundamental role in this process. Combining the archaeological, literary and numismatic evidence, John Creighton paints a vivid picture of how people in late Iron Age Britain reacted to the changing world around them.
- Contents:
- 1. The Middle to Late Iron Age transition
- 2. Coin and the representation of individual authority
- 3. The Southern and Eastern kingdoms
- 4. Classical imagery and ideology in Britain
- 5. The location of Britain in the Roman world
- 6. Legends and language
- 7. Dynasties and identities
- 8. Conclusion and epilogue: from Britain to Britannia
- App. A brief introduction to Iron Age coinage in Britain.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-237) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-107-11951-0
- 1-280-42123-1
- 0-511-17561-2
- 0-511-01644-1
- 0-511-15607-3
- 0-511-32906-7
- 0-511-48958-7
- 0-511-04965-X
- OCLC:
- 559638853
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