The Roman Invasion of Britain
Author: Graham Webster
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-10-04
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1134601557
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Conquering the Ocean
Author: RICHARD. HINGLEY
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2024-06
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 0197776892
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book provides an authoritative new narrative of the Roman conquest of Britain, from the two campaigns of Julius Caesar up until the construction of Hadrian's Wall. It highlights the motivations of Roman commanders and British resistance fighters during a key period of Britain's history.
Britain Begins
Author: Barry Cunliffe
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 567
ISBN-13: 0199609330
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The story of the origins of the British and the Irish peoples, from the end of the last Ice Age around 10,000BC to the eve of the Norman Conquest - who they were, where they came from, and how they related to one another.
AD 43
Author: John Manley
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780752419596
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book assesses the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43. The author challenges the accepted wisdom that the Romans landed at Richborough in Kent. He argues for Fishbourne in Sussex--and for a landing to support an already highly Romanized way of life.
Conquest
Author: John Peddie
Publisher:
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780750937986
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The story of the Claudian Conquest of Britain was only partly recorded by ancient historians. Tacitus' Annals breaks off at the death of Tiberius, while the narrative of Cassius Dio survives only as a collection of selected pieces. Much of this missing knowledge has been recaptured by archaeological research. As a result, we have a better understanding of the tribal society which then existed in Britain, and this can help us to appreciate the courses of military action open to Aulus Plautius, the commanding Roman general. There are other important military factors which would have affected Plautius' choice of options: logistical, geographical, political. In this innovative and much acclaimed study John Peddie argues that the organisation and supply problems of a task force of some 40,000 men and several thousand animals would broadly have dictated Roman tactics. He discusses what these may have been, examines the reason's for Vespasian's seemingly isolated foray into the West Country, and suggests that Caratacus' guerilla campaign (AD 43-52) denied the Romans their hope of a speedy conquest
Roman Britain
Author: Peter Salway
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 824
ISBN-13: 9780192851437
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'The toga was often to be seen among them': with these words the Roman Historian Tacitus describes the Britons adopting the Roman way of life at an early stage of their long history as Roman provincials.
Julius Caesar's Invasion of Britain
Author: Roger Nolan
Publisher: Frontline Books
Published: 2019-05
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781526747914
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Two thousand years ago Julius Caesar came, saw and conquered southern Britain, but just where he landed and the precise routes his army marched through the south of the country have never been firmly established. Numerous sites have been suggested for the Roman landings of 55BC and 54BC, yet, remarkably, the exact locations of the first major events in recorded British history remain undiscovered - until now. After years of careful analysis, Roger Nolan has painstakingly traced not only the places where the Romans landed, but he has also discovered four temporary marching camps Caesar's army built as it drove up from the south coast in pursuit of the British tribal leader, Cassivellaunus. This advance took Caesar across the Thames to Cassivellaunus' stronghold at Wheathampstead in present-day Hertfordshire. These marching camps are placed almost equidistant from each other and, most importantly, are in a straight line between the coast and Wheathampstead. Roger Nolan's research has also enabled him to identify the place mentioned in Caesar's Commentaries, where the Roman legions were ambushed by the British whilst foraging and where a large battle then ensued - the first known land battle in Britain. Without doubt, this groundbreaking study is certain to prompt much discussion and reappraisal of this fascinating subject.
Conquest
Author: John Peddie
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The story of the Claudian Conquest of Britain was only parly recorded by ancient historians. Tacitus Annals breaks off at the death of Tiberius, while the narrative of Cassius Dio survives only as a collection of elected pieces. Much of the missing knowledge has been recaptured by archaelogical research. As a result we have a better understanding of the tribal society which then existed in Britain and this can help us to appreciate the courses of military action open to Plautius, the commanding Roman general. Peddie argues that organization and supply problems of the Roman task force dictated Roman tactics. He discusses what these may have been, examines the reasons for a seemingly isolated foray into the West Country, and suggests that the guerrilla campaign of AD 43-52 denied the Romans their hope of a speedy conquest.
The Roman Government of Britain
Author: Anthony R. Birley
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Published: 2005-09-29
Total Pages: 547
ISBN-13: 0199252378
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →All the ancient evidence for Roman rule in Britain is quoted, translated and discussed with particular focus on servants of the Empire in Britain, offering insight into their personalities. The book also contains biographical entries for all higher officials from AD 33 to 409 and government structures are described.
Boudica
Author: Graham Webster
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-08-06
Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13: 1134971532
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Queen Boudica, leader of the Iceni, revolted against the Romans in AD60 only to have her efforts avenged by a humiliated Roman army. This lively and fascinating book examines in detail the evidence and theories which surround these events.
