Hadrian's Wall : creating division / Matthew Symonds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Symonds, Matthew F. A., author.

Series:

Archaeological histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hadrian's Wall (England)--History.

Hadrian's Wall (England).

England--Hadrian's Wall.

History.

Fortification, Roman--England.

Fortification, Roman.

England.

Romans--England.

Romans.

Walls, Roman--England, Northern.

Walls, Roman.

Northern England.

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

Great Britain.

History, Military.

England--Antiquities, Roman.

Classical antiquities.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.

Place of Publication:

London ; Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"Over its venerable history, Hadrian's Wall has had an undeniable influence in shaping the British landscape, both literally and figuratively. Once thought to be a soft border, recent research has implicated it in the collapse of a farming civilisation centuries in the making, and in fuelling an insurgency characterised by violent upheaval. Examining the everyday impact of the Wall over the three centuries it was in operation, Matthew Symonds sheds new light on its underexplored human story by discussing how the evidence speaks of a hard border scything through a previously open landscape and bringing dramatic change in its wake. The Roman soldiers posted to Hadrian's Wall were overwhelmingly recruits from the empire's occupied territories, and for them the frontier could be a place of fear and magic where supernatural protection was invoked during spells of guard duty. Since antiquity, the Wall has been exploited by powers craving the legitimacy that came with being accepted as the heirs of Rome: it helped forge notions of English and Scottish nationhood, and even provided a model of selfless cultural collaboration when the British Empire needed reassurance. It has also inspired creatives for centuries, appearing in a more or less recognisable guise in works ranging from Rudyard Kipling's Puck of Pook's Hill to George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones. Combining an archaeological analysis of the monument itself and an examination of its rich legacy and contemporary relevance, this volume presents a reliable, modern perspective on the Wall"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Into darkness

Rome and Britain: when worlds collide

Battling for Britain: conflict and collaboration

Drawing a line: Hadrian and his Wall

A new normal: war and peace

The long 4th century: an end and a beginning

The mythmakers: from limitanei to legend

Wall renaissance: evidence from the earth

Romancing the stones: a media murus

Long division: the many lives of the Wall.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Symonds, Matthew F. A.. Hadrian's Wall

ISBN:

9781350105386

9781350105379

OCLC:

1233315015

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