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Roman Britain: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Peter Salway
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Description for Roman Britain: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Paperback. For centuries Britain was an integral part of the Roman Empire. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Salway weaves together the latest archaeological investigations and historical scholarship to chart life in Roman Britain from the first Roman invasion under Julius Caesar to the final collapse of the Roman Empire in the West around AD 500. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116.
For four centuries Britain was an integral part of the Roman Empire, a political system stretching from Turkey to Portugal and from the Red Sea to the Tyne and beyond. Its involvement with Rome started long before the Conquest launched by the Emperor Claudius in 43 AD, and it continued to be a part of the Roman world for some time after the final break with Roman rule. Bringing together archaeological investigation and historical scholarship, Peter Salway explores some of the key issues arising from this period in Britain's history, discussing the question of identity at this time and analysing ... Read more
For four centuries Britain was an integral part of the Roman Empire, a political system stretching from Turkey to Portugal and from the Red Sea to the Tyne and beyond. Its involvement with Rome started long before the Conquest launched by the Emperor Claudius in 43 AD, and it continued to be a part of the Roman world for some time after the final break with Roman rule. Bringing together archaeological investigation and historical scholarship, Peter Salway explores some of the key issues arising from this period in Britain's history, discussing the question of identity at this time and analysing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198712169
SKU
V9780198712169
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About Peter Salway
Peter Salway has been a Special Adviser on Roman Britain to the National Trust Chedworth Roman Villa Development Project since the early 1990s to the present. He has written a 5-year excavation plan and a 15-year research agenda for the next stage of the project. He is the author of The Oxford Illustrated History of Roman Britain (OUP, 1993) and ... Read more
Reviews for Roman Britain: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
You can't beat this fact-packed guide.
Kate Whiting, Northern Echo
This book is a concise, clear and readable history of Roman Britain across four centuries ... it has much to offer both the general reader and the expert.
Rupert Jackson, Classics for All
Kate Whiting, Northern Echo
This book is a concise, clear and readable history of Roman Britain across four centuries ... it has much to offer both the general reader and the expert.
Rupert Jackson, Classics for All