Conquering the Ocean
The Roman Invasion of Britain
(Sprache: Englisch)
This book provides an authoritative new narrative of the Roman conquest of Britain, from the two campaigns of Julius Caesar up until the construction of Hadrian's Wall. It highlights the motivations of Roman commanders and British resistance fighters during a key period of Britain's history.
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This book provides an authoritative new narrative of the Roman conquest of Britain, from the two campaigns of Julius Caesar up until the construction of Hadrian's Wall. It highlights the motivations of Roman commanders and British resistance fighters during a key period of Britain's history.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Conquering the Ocean “
- Preface
- 1. Taking Sides: On Britain and Rome
- 2. Julius Caesar and Ocean, 55 and 54 BCE
- 3. Experiments in Kingship, 54 BCE-43 CE
- 4. Subduing Ocean: Claudius and Britain, 43-52 CE
- 5. A Setback and a Recovery: Nero and Boudica, 54-68 CE
- 6. Total Conquest? Agricola and Caledonia, 68-86 CE
- 7. Establishing a Northern Frontier, 87 to 117 CE
- 8. The Spirit of Water: Hadrian and His Wall, 117-130 CE
- 9. 'Britons Never Will Be Slaves': The Legacy of the Roman Conquest
Autoren-Porträt von Richard Hingley
Richard Hingley is an Emeritus Professor of Roman Archaeology at Durham University. His specialisms include the Iron Age and Roman history of Britain, archaeological theory and border studies. His books include studies of the history of the reception of the Roman past in Britain (2000, Roman Officers and English Gentlemen; 2008, The Recovery of Roman Britain), the history and reception of Boudica (2005, Boudica: Iron Age Warrior Queen), the afterlife of Hadrian's Wall (2012, Hadrian's Wall: A Life) and the archaeology and history of Roman London (2018, Londinium: A Bibliography). Richard is currently engaged on writing books that addresses the uses made of Iron Age and Roman heritages in the UK and a visitor's guide to the Roman towns of Britain. A long-term research project focuses on the use of Roman classical parallels in the colonization of north America during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. His recent work on Hadrian's Wall has explored the way that thismonument is drawn upon today to consider issues of bordering in today's world.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Richard Hingley
- 2024, 336 Seiten, Maße: 15 x 23,4 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0197776892
- ISBN-13: 9780197776896
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.06.2024
Sprache:
Englisch
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