โ Hutton, Ronald
๐ Fiction
๐
2011
๐ Constable Robinson
๐ English
โ 269 KB
๐ 1 views
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A Brief History of Roman Britain
โ Scribed by Alcock, Joan P.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group;Constable & Robinson
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 906 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
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 third century York. Interwoven with the historical narrativ.;Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; CHRONOLOGY; Maps; Plan of North Leigh Villa; 1 : PRE-ROMAN BRITAIN; 2 : RELATIONS WITH ROME: HOSTILE AND PRACTICAL; 3 : CONQUEST; 4 : REBELLION AND CONTROL; 5 : CONTROLLING THE NORTH; 6 : CONTRAST: REVOLTS AND PROSPERITY; 7 : TRANSITION: THE END OF ROMAN BRITAIN; 8 : OFFICIAL AND CIVIL ADMINISTRATION; 9 : ARMY LIFE; 10 : TOWN LIFE; 11 : THE COUNTRYSIDE; 12 : RELIGION AND BELIEF; 13 : FOOD AND DIET; 14 : INDUSTRY, CRAFTS AND TRADE; 15 : SOCIETY: LIFE AND DEATH; ROMAN EMPERORS; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
โฆ Subjects
The History of Rome
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