An imperial possession : Britain in the Roman Empire, 54 BC-AD 409 / David Mattingly.

The centuries during which Britain was under Roman occupation have always had a contradictory reputation. David Mattingly's book draws on a wealth of new research to recreate this colonial Britain: a rebellious, disadvantaged place needing heavy garrisoning and highly vulnerable to political ch...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mattingly, D. J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Penguin, 2007.
Series:Penguin history of Britain ; 1.
Subjects:

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 a 4500
001 b1666415
003 MWH
005 20120404041105.0
008 070423r20072006enkb b 001 0 eng
015 |a GBA730187  |2 bnb 
016 7 |a 013730154  |2 Uk 
020 |a 9780140148220 (pbk.) 
020 |a 0140148221 (pbk.) 
035 |a (OCoLC)123797013 
035 |a (OCoLC)123797013 
040 |a UKM  |b eng  |c UKM  |d BTCTA  |d YDXCP  |d BAKER  |d C#P  |d AU@  |d OBE  |d VLB  |d DEBBG  |d U5D  |d DEBSZ  |d OCLCQ  |d BDX 
042 |a pcc 
043 |a e-uk--- 
049 |a HCDD 
050 4 |a DA145  |b .M37 2007 
100 1 |a Mattingly, D. J. 
245 1 3 |a An imperial possession :  |b Britain in the Roman Empire, 54 BC-AD 409 /  |c David Mattingly. 
260 |a London ;  |a New York :  |b Penguin,  |c 2007. 
300 |a xvi, 621 p. :  |b maps ;  |c 20 cm. 
490 1 |a The Penguin history of Britain ;  |v 1 
500 |a Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2006. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-580) and index. 
505 0 |a PART ONE: Introduction. The spectre of empire -- Sources of information and rules of evidence -- 'Nothing for us to fear or rejoice at.' Britain, Britons and the Roman Empire -- -- PART TWO: The military community. The iron fist: conquest (43-83) and aftermath -- Britannia perdomita: the garrisoning of the provinces -- The community of soldiers -- The fashioning of the military identity -- De excidio Britanniae: decline and fall? -- -- PART THREE: The civil communities. Forma urbis: the development of towns -- Townspeople: demography, culture and identity -- The urban failure? -- PART FOUR: The rural communities. The villa and the roundhouse -- Provincial landscapes -- Free Britannia: beyond the frontiers -- Rural culture and identity -- -- PART FIVE: Comparative perspectives and concluding thoughts. Different economies, discrepant identities -- 'No longer subject to Roman laws'. 
520 8 |a The centuries during which Britain was under Roman occupation have always had a contradictory reputation. David Mattingly's book draws on a wealth of new research to recreate this colonial Britain: a rebellious, disadvantaged place needing heavy garrisoning and highly vulnerable to political change in Rome. 
651 0 |a Great Britain  |x History  |y Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D. 
650 0 |a Romans  |z Great Britain. 
651 0 |a Great Britain  |x Social life and customs  |y To 1066. 
651 0 |a Great Britain  |x Antiquities, Roman. 
830 0 |a Penguin history of Britain ;  |v 1. 
907 |a .b16664152  |b 10-08-12  |c 04-04-12 
998 |a hd  |a hz  |b 05-25-12  |c m  |d a   |e -  |f eng  |g enk  |h 3  |i 0 
994 |a C0  |b HCD 
945 |f  - -   |g 1  |h 0  |i 38400003880497  |j  - -   |k  - -   |l hddin  |o -  |p $0.00  |q -  |r -  |s -   |t 0  |u 0  |v 0  |w 0  |x 0  |y .i16250953  |z 05-25-12 
999 f f |i 9e184c5b-e153-53cb-93ef-86580ea31e08  |s 1dce509c-88c2-55dc-bfef-6646eba021e6  |t 0 
952 f f |p Can Circulate  |a College of the Holy Cross  |b Main Campus  |c Dinand  |d Dinand Library  |t 0  |e DA145 .M37 2007  |h Library of Congress classification  |i Book  |m 38400003880497