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Roman Britain : a new history / Guy de la Bédoyère.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- De la Bédoyère, Guy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Romans--Great Britain.
- Romans.
- Great Britain--History--Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Antiquities, Roman.
- Great Britain--Social life and customs--To 1066.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, [2013]
- Summary:
- Superbly illustrated throughout, this illuminating account of Britain as a Roman province includes dramatic aerial views of Roman remains, reconstruction drawings and images of Roman villas, mosaics, coins, pottery and sculpture. The text has been updated to incorporate the latest research and recent discoveries, including the largest Roman coin hoard ever found in Britain, the thirty decapitated skeletons found in York and the magnificent Crosby Garrett parade helmet. Guy de la Bédoyère is one of the public faces of Romano-British history and archaeology through his many appearances on several television programmes and is the author of numerous books on the period.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-282) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780500771839
- 0500771839
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