The Eagle and the Bear (eBook)

A New History of Roman Scotland

John H. Reid (Autor)

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2023 | 1. Auflage
240 Seiten
Birlinn (Verlag)
978-1-78885-580-8 (ISBN)

Infos

For over three centuries, the inhabitants of North Britain faced the might of Rome, resulting in some of the most extraordinary archaeology of the ancient world. This richly illustrated new history of Roman Scotland explores the complex, often tumultuous and frequently brutal interaction between the world's first superpower and the peoples who lived north of Hadrian's Wall. With reference to the latest research and featuring all the key sites, it offers though-provoking re-assessments of many aspects of the story of the Romans in Scotland, from the loss of the IXth Legion and the reasons for building and maintaining Hadrian's Wall, to considering what spurred at least four Roman emperors to personally visit the edge of the empire.

John H. Reid has had a lifelong fascination with Roman Scotland. He co-directed the Burnswark Project in Dumfriesshire, the ground-breaking archaeological dig of the only known Roman siege in Britain and has been Chairman of the Trimontium Trust in Melrose for the last 25 years. He has appeared on BBC TV and radio, is a regular speaker at major archaeological conferences and has been published widely in the academic and popular press. 

Autor

John Reid has had a lifelong fascination with Roman Scotland. He co-directed the Burnswark Project in Dumfriesshire, the ground-breaking archaeological dig of the only known Roman siege in Britain and has been Chairman of the Trimontium Trust in Melrose for the last 25 years. He has appeared on on BBC TV and radio and is a regular speaker at major archaeological conferences and has been published widely in the academic and popular press.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.4.2023
• Zusatzinfo: Mono throughout, 8pp colour plates
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Schlagworte: Agricola • Ancient history • Ancient Rome • Ancient World • Antonine Wall • Antoninus Pius • archaeology • Bear • best books on Scottish history • books on Scottish History • Boudicca • Brigantes • Britannia • British history • Caledonia • calgacus • Cassius Dio • Channing Tatum • Colin Firth • Commodus • EAGLE • Hadrian • Hadrian's Wall • History • imperialism • Italy • Marcus Aurelius • Mons Graupius • Ninth Legion • Non-fiction • Picts • Roman Britain • roman emperors • Roman Empire • roman legion • roman republic • Roman Roads • roman scotland • Rome • Rosemary Sutcliff • Scotland • Scottish History • Scottish non-fiction • Septimius Severus • Slavery • Suetonius • Tacitus • The Eagle of the Ninth • Woads • XI legion
• ISBN-10: 1-78885-580-9 / 1788855809
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78885-580-8 / 9781788855808