The Roman Invasion of Britain
Author: Graham Webster
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-10-04
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1134601557
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Conquering the Ocean
Author: RICHARD. HINGLEY
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2022
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 0190937416
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Julius Caesar's Invasion of Britain
Author: Roger Nolan
Publisher: Frontline Books
Published: 2019-05
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781526747914
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwo thousand years ago Julius Caesar came, saw and conquered southern Britain, but just where he landed and the precise routes his army marched through the south of the country have never been firmly established. Numerous sites have been suggested for the Roman landings of 55BC and 54BC, yet, remarkably, the exact locations of the first major events in recorded British history remain undiscovered - until now. After years of careful analysis, Roger Nolan has painstakingly traced not only the places where the Romans landed, but he has also discovered four temporary marching camps Caesar's army built as it drove up from the south coast in pursuit of the British tribal leader, Cassivellaunus. This advance took Caesar across the Thames to Cassivellaunus' stronghold at Wheathampstead in present-day Hertfordshire. These marching camps are placed almost equidistant from each other and, most importantly, are in a straight line between the coast and Wheathampstead. Roger Nolan's research has also enabled him to identify the place mentioned in Caesar's Commentaries, where the Roman legions were ambushed by the British whilst foraging and where a large battle then ensued - the first known land battle in Britain. Without doubt, this groundbreaking study is certain to prompt much discussion and reappraisal of this fascinating subject.
Roman Britain
Author: Peter Salway
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 824
ISBN-13: 9780192851437
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'The toga was often to be seen among them': with these words the Roman Historian Tacitus describes the Britons adopting the Roman way of life at an early stage of their long history as Roman provincials.
The Roman Invasion of Britain
Author: Birgitta Hoffmann
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2013-08-21
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 1848840977
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of this book is to take what we think we know about the Roman Conquest of Britain from historical sources, and compare it with the archaeological evidence, which is often contradictory. Archaeologists and historians all too often work in complete isolation from each other and this book hopes to show the dangers of neglecting either form of evidence. In the process it challenges much received wisdom about the history of Roman Britain. ??Birgitta Hoffmann tackles the subject by taking a number of major events or episodes (such as Caesar's incursions, Claudius' invasion, Boudicca's revolt), presenting the accepted narrative as derived from historical sources, and then presenting the archaeological evidence for the same. The result of this innovative approach is a book full of surprising and controversial conclusions that will appeal to the general reader as well as those studying or teaching courses on ancient history or archaeology.
AD 43
Author: John Manley
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780752419596
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book assesses the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43. The author challenges the accepted wisdom that the Romans landed at Richborough in Kent. He argues for Fishbourne in Sussex--and for a landing to support an already highly Romanized way of life.
The Romanization of Britain
Author: Martin Millett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1992-06-11
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780521428644
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book sets out to provide a new synthesis of recent archaeological work in Roman Britain.
The Roman Government of Britain
Author: Anthony R. Birley
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2005-09-29
Total Pages: 547
ISBN-13: 0199252378
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Roman Government of Britain contains biographical entries on the hundreds of known Romans who served in Britain from AD 43 to 409. Evidence for imperial visits is discussed, and the Roman career-structure is explained. All the ancient evidence is quoted in full and translated, making this book the fullest available collection of sources for Britain under Roman rule.
Conquest
Author: John Peddie
Publisher:
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780750937986
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of the Claudian Conquest of Britain was only partly recorded by ancient historians. Tacitus' Annals breaks off at the death of Tiberius, while the narrative of Cassius Dio survives only as a collection of selected pieces. Much of this missing knowledge has been recaptured by archaeological research. As a result, we have a better understanding of the tribal society which then existed in Britain, and this can help us to appreciate the courses of military action open to Aulus Plautius, the commanding Roman general. There are other important military factors which would have affected Plautius' choice of options: logistical, geographical, political. In this innovative and much acclaimed study John Peddie argues that the organisation and supply problems of a task force of some 40,000 men and several thousand animals would broadly have dictated Roman tactics. He discusses what these may have been, examines the reason's for Vespasian's seemingly isolated foray into the West Country, and suggests that Caratacus' guerilla campaign (AD 43-52) denied the Romans their hope of a speedy conquest
An Imperial Possession
Author: David Mattingly
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008-05-27
Total Pages: 709
ISBN-13: 1101160403
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPart of the Penguin History of Britain series, An Imperial Possession is the first major narrative history of Roman Britain for a generation. David Mattingly draws on a wealth of new findings and knowledge to cut through the myths and misunderstandings that so commonly surround our beliefs about this period. From the rebellious chiefs and druids who led native British resistance, to the experiences of the Roman military leaders in this remote, dangerous outpost of Europe, this book explores the reality of life in occupied Britain within the context of the shifting fortunes of the Roman Empire.
