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Ad Vallum : papers on the Roman Army and frontiers in celebration of Dr Brian Dobson / edited by Adam Parker.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- BAR British series ; 631.
- BAR British series ; 631
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fortification, Roman.
- Rome--Army.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- Armies.
- Limes (Roman boundary).
- Rome--Antiquities.
- Antiquities.
- Fortification, Roman--Great Britain.
- Hadrian's Wall (England).
- England--Hadrian's Wall.
- Great Britain--Antiquities, Roman.
- Great Britain.
- Classical antiquities.
- Dobson, Brian, 1931-2012 honouree.
- Dobson, Brian.
- Genre:
- Festschriften.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 139 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 30 cm.
- Other Title:
- Papers on the Roman Army and frontiers in celebration of Dr Brian Dobson
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, UK : BAR Publishing, 2017.
- Contents:
- The Roman Army: Paper and papyrus : a comparison of Roman and modern bureaucracies / David J. Breeze. The political role of the legionary centurions / Jonathan Eaton. On making honour visible / Stefanie Hoss
- Frontiers and military installations: A tale of two systems : early fortlet groups along the Danube and Bristol Channel / Matthew F.A. Symonds. The consequences of "priority milecastles" / Raymond Hunneysett. Trading at Inchtuthil : recent research and looking forwards / Paolo Trezzi. The Elginhaugh coin hoard and the date of the first Roman invasion of Scotland / David J. Woolliscroft. Management of Roman frontiers as monuments / Christopher Young
- Sculpture, text and epigraphy: Vegetius and the bucinator / Michael King Macdona. Belisarius' triumph and Justinian's equestrian statue : Justinian as a new Augustus? / Birgitta Hoffmann. Agrippina Major : an army daughter, wife, and mother / Beryl Elliott. The columns of Trajan and Marcus Aurelius : a comparison of structure, intent, and images / Richard Bridgland. Protecting the troops? : phallic carvings in the north of Roman Britain / Adam Parker. "The work of the Emperor Hadrian" / Lawrence Keppie
- In memoriam Dr. Brian Dobson FSA (1931-2012)
- Bibliography of Brian Dobson.
- Notes:
- "Prepared by members of the Hadrianic Society"--Preface, page viii.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781407315867
- 1407315862
- OCLC:
- 988851244
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