The Roman invasion of Britain : archaeology versus history / Birgitta Hoffmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffmann, Birgitta, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Antiquities, Roman.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, England : Pen and Sword Archaeology, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The purpose of this book is to take what we think we know about the Roman Conquest of Britain from historical sources, and compare it with the archaeological evidence, which is often contradictory. Archaeologists and historians all too often work in complete isolation from each other and this book hopes to show the dangers of neglecting either form of evidence. In the process it challenges much received wisdom about the history of Roman Britain. Birgitta Hoffmann tackles the subject by taking a number of major events or episodes (such as Caesar''s incursions, Claudius'' invasion, Boudicca''s r

Contents:

List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; A Few Things to Consider When Reading AncientHistorians; Caesar Visits Britain; Commius and the Caesarian Aftermath; The British Forces at the Time of the Invasions -the View from the Other Side?; Caligula, Claudius and the Conquest of Britain; After the Invasion; Boudicca; Rebuilding the Province; Moving Beyond Brigantia...; The Second Century in Roman Britain - A Time WithLittle History?; The Severans and Britain in the Third Century AD; Carausius and the Early Fourth Century; The Barbarian Conspiracy and the End of RomanBritain

Appendix 1: Orosius on the Conquest of Britain under ClaudiusAppendix 2: Notitia Dignitatum; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 29, 2014).

ISBN:

9781473830899

1473830893

9781473826847

1473826845