An Imperial Possession: Britain in the Roman Empire, 54 BC - AD 409
Author(s): David Mattingly
The centuries under which Britain was under Roman occupation have always had a contradictory reputation. Generations of British readers were brought up to approve of the Roman Empire as the model for their own empire, but equally it was embarrassingly clear that within the Roman Empire Britain itself was merely an unattractive exploitation colony. David Mattingly's major new book draws on a wealth of new research to recreate brilliantly this colonial Britain: a rebellious, disadvantaged place needing heavy garrisoning and highly vulnerable to political change in Rome.
The result puts the whole great story in a new and fascinating light.
General Information
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- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : 0.434
- : 01 July 2007
- : books
Other Specifications
- : David Mattingly
- : Paperback
- : 936.103
- : 622
- : BW integrated
More About The Product
David Mattingly is Professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Leicester