A History of Roman BritainOUP Oxford, 31 mei 2001 - 594 pagina's 'One could not ask for a more meticulous or scholarly assessment of what Britain meant to the Romans, or Rome to Britons, than Peter Salway's Monumental Study' Frederick Raphael, Sunday Times From the invasions of Julius Caesar to the unexpected end of Roman rule in the early fifth century AD and the subsequent collapse of society in Britain, this book is the most authoritative and comprehensive account of Roman Britain ever published for the general reader. Peter Salway's narrative takes into account the latest research including exciting discoveries of recent years, and will be welcomed by anyone interested in Roman Britain. |
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From Caesar to Claudius | 3 |
385 | 30 |
The Claudian Invasion | 55 |
Resistance and Revolt | 76 |
Recovery and Advance | 91 |
Hadrianic Britain | 127 |
The Antonine Frontier | 147 |
Marcus Aurelius and Commodus | 157 |
The Collapse of Imperial Rule in Britain | 307 |
Postscript to Roman Britain | 332 |
The Assimilation of Britain | 359 |
The Historical Geography of Roman Britain | 386 |
Town and Country | 410 |
The Economy | 443 |
Religion and Society | 487 |
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