The Roman Invasion of Britain

by Graham Webster

Overview

First Published in 2004. The span of time, when most of Britain was under Roman influence, stretched from 55 BC to c. AD 500, when control had passed into the hands of Germanic peoples, many of whom had been living here already for over a century as troops or allies of the Roman army. Five and a half centuries is a considerable portion of our national history. If one counts back from today, it brings one to about 1440, at the end of the Middle Ages, a period totally remote from our present world. This revised edition takes into account aerial archaeology and major rescue excavations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134601547
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/04/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	244
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Graham Webster

Table of Contents

Preface Preface to the Revised Edition Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Introduction 1. The Sources of Evidence 2. The Celts and Julius Caesar 3. The Tribes of South-East Britain and their Rulers 4. The Opposing Forces 5. The Invasion and Advance to Camulodunum 6. The Shape of the Roman Province 7. The Claudian Celebrations and Departure of Plautius References Appendices: Translation of Dio The number of units in the army of Plautius Abbreviations Bibliographical references a. ancient sources b. modern works Glossary of Latin terms Glossary of technical terms Place names in the modern and Roman forms

Editorial Reviews

'Graham Webster's astonishing tour-de-force' - History Today

'A concise and authoritative assessment.' - Keith Branigan, Times Literary Supplement

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