An Imperial Possession
Britain in the Roman Empire, 54 BC - AD 409
Reeks: Penguin History of Britain
David Mattingly
- Part
- of
- the
- Penguin
- History
- of
- Britain
- series,
- An
- Imperial
- Possession
- is
- the
- first
- major
- narrative
- history
- of
- Roman
- Britain
- for
- a
- generation.
- David
- Mattingly
- draws
- on
- a
- wealth
- of
- new
- findings
- and
- knowledge
- to
- cut
- through
- the
- myths
- and
- misunderstandings
- that
- so
- commonly
- surround
- our
- beliefs
- about
- this
- period.
- From
- the
- rebellious
- chiefs
- and
- druids
- who
- led
- native
- British
- resistance,
- to
- the
- experiences
- of
- the
- Roman
- military
- leaders
- in
- this
- remote,
- dangerous
- outpost
- of
- Europe,
- this
- book
- explores
- the
- reality
- of
- life
- in
- occupied
- Britain
- within
- the
- context
- of
- the
- shifting
- fortunes
- of
- the
- Roman Empire.
pro-mbooks3 : libris
