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Brief History of Roman Britain
Joan P. Alcock
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Description for Brief History of Roman Britain
Paperback. The rise and fall of Roman Britain, how they lived and what they left behind. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 314.
In BC 55 Julius Caesar came, saw, conquered and then left. It was not until AD 43 that the Emperor Claudius crossed the channel and made Britain the western outpost of the Roman Empire that would span from the Scottish border to Persia.
For the next 400 years the island would be transformed. Within that period would see the rise of Londinium, almost immediately burnt to the ground in 60 AD by Boudicca; Hadrian's Wall which was constructed in 112 AD to keep the northern tribes at bay as well as the birth of the Emperor Constantine in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Brief Histories
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845297282
SKU
V9781845297282
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99-10
About Joan P. Alcock
Joan Alcock is a fellow of the University of South London. She is the author of a social history of Roman Britain as well as a social history of Ancient Rome.
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