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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Rob, 1977- author.

Series:

Routledge Studies in Archaeology

Routledge studies in archaeology ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romans--Great Britain.

Romans.

Fortification, Roman--England.

Fortification, Roman.

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

Great Britain.

Hadrian's Wall (England).

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

England--Antiquities, Roman.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is no synthetic or comprehensive treatment of any late Roman frontier in the English language to date, despite the political and economic significance of the frontiers in the late antique period. Examining Hadrian's Wall and the Roman frontier of northern England from the fourth century into the Early Medieval period, this book investigates a late frontier in transition from an imperial border zone to incorporation into Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, using both archaeological and documentary evidence. With an emphasis on the late Roman occupation and Roman military, it places the frontier in t

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

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

ISBN:

1-136-29141-5

1-283-58665-7

9786613899101

0-203-11455-8

1-136-29142-3

9780203114551

OCLC:

810077978