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Download or read book The Antonine Wall written by David Breeze and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the most advanced frontier construction of its time, and as definitive evidence of the Romans' time in Scotland, the Antonine Wall is an invaluable and fascinating part of this country's varied and violent history. For a generation, from about AD 140 to 160, the Antonine Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire. Constructed by the Roman army, it ran from modern Bo'ness on the Forth to Old Kilpatrick on the Clyde and consisted of a turf rampart fronted by a wide and deep ditch.At regular intervals were forts connected by a road, while outside the fort gates clustered civil settlements. Antoninus Pius, whom the wall was named after, reigned longer than any other emperor with the exception of its founder Augustus. Yet relatively little is known about him.In this meticulously researched book, David Breeze examines this enigmatic life and the reasons for the construction and abandonment of his Wall.
Book Synopsis Protecting the Roman Empire by : Matthew Symonds
Download or read book Protecting the Roman Empire written by Matthew Symonds and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roman army enjoys an enviable reputation as an instrument of waging war, but as the modern world reminds us, an enduring victory requires far more than simply winning battles. When it came to suppressing counterinsurgencies, or deterring the depredations of bandits, the army frequently deployed small groups of infantry and cavalry based in fortlets. This remarkable installation type has never previously been studied in detail, and shows a new side to the Roman army. Rather than displaying the aggressive uniformity for which the Roman military is famous, individual fortlets were usually bespoke installations tailored to local needs. Examining fortlet use in north-west Europe helps explain the differing designs of the Empire's most famous artificial frontier systems: Hadrian's Wall, the Antonine Wall, and the Upper German and Raetian limites. The archaeological evidence is fully integrated with documentary sources, which disclose the gritty reality of life in a Roman fortlet.
Book Synopsis The Antonine Wall: Papers in Honour of Professor Lawrence Keppie by : David J. Breeze
Download or read book The Antonine Wall: Papers in Honour of Professor Lawrence Keppie written by David J. Breeze and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-04-03 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 32 papers present research on the Antonine Wall in honour of Lawrence Keppie. Papers cover a wide variety of aspects: the environmental and prehistoric background; structure, planning and construction; military deployment; associated artefacts and inscriptions; logistics of supply; the people of the Wall, including womenfolk and children.
Book Synopsis Topography of Roman Scotland by : O. G. S. Crawford
Download or read book Topography of Roman Scotland written by O. G. S. Crawford and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1949 book provides an illustrated description of all the Roman remains in Scotland north of the Antonine Wall (i.e. the Forth-Clyde line). It contains an introductory chapter describing the various antiquities in the course of the journey, and methods of identification on the ground and from the air.
Book Synopsis The Antiquarian Rediscovery of the Antonine Wall by : L. J. F. Keppie
Download or read book The Antiquarian Rediscovery of the Antonine Wall written by L. J. F. Keppie and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Antonine Wall has been visible as an upstanding earthwork across the central belt of Scotland between Forth & Clyde since its construction by the Roman legions over 1,850 years ago, early in the reign of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius. This book takes up its story from the time of its abandonment in the reign of Pius' successor, Marcus Aurelius, and charts developments in our knowledge about it through the Middle Ages and after, up to the early years of the twentieth century, by which time the earliest scientific excavations had taken place
Book Synopsis The Antonine Wall by : David John Breeze
Download or read book The Antonine Wall written by David John Breeze and published by John Donald Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the most advanced frontier construction of its time, and as definitive evidence of the Romans' time in Scotland, the Antonine Wall is an invaluable and fascinating part of this country's varied and violent history. For a generation, from about 140 to 160 AD, the Antonine Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire. Constructed by the Roman army, it ran from modern Bo'ness on the Forth to Old Kilpatrick on the Clyde and consisted of a turf rampart fronted by a wide and deep ditch. At regular intervals were forts connected by a road, while outside the fort gates clustered civil settlements. Antoninus Pius, whom the wall was named after, reigned longer than any other emperor with the exception of its founder Augustus. Yet relatively little is known about him. In this meticulously researched book, David Breeze examines this enigmatic life and the reasons for the construction and abandonment of his Wall.
Download or read book The Antonine Wall written by David Breeze and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2022-05-06 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the most advanced frontier construction of its time, and as definitive evidence of the Romans' time in Scotland, the Antonine Wall is an invaluable and fascinating part of this country's varied and violent history. For a generation, from about AD 140 to 160, the Antonine Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire. Constructed by the Roman army, it ran from modern Bo'ness on the Forth to Old Kilpatrick on the Clyde and consisted of a turf rampart fronted by a wide and deep ditch. At regular intervals were forts connected by a road, while outside the fort gates clustered civil settlements. Antoninus Pius, whom the wall was named after, reigned longer than any other emperor with the exception of its founder Augustus. Yet relatively little is known about him. In this meticulously researched book, David Breeze examines this enigmatic life and the reasons for the construction and abandonment of his Wall.
Book Synopsis The Antonine Wall Report by : Glasgow Archaeological Society
Download or read book The Antonine Wall Report written by Glasgow Archaeological Society and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Frontiers of the Roman Empire by : David Breeze
Download or read book The Frontiers of the Roman Empire written by David Breeze and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Practically all new information on the greatest empire of all and how it controlled and policed its frontiers. Absolutely fascinating!”—Books Monthly At its height, the Roman Empire was the greatest empire yet seen with borders stretching from the rain-swept highlands of Scotland in the north to the sun-scorched Nubian desert in the south. But how were the vast and varied stretches of frontier defined and defended? Many of Rome’s frontier defenses have been the subject of detailed and ongoing study and scholarship. Three frontier zones are now UNESCO World Heritage sites (the Antonine Wall having recently been granted this status—the author led the bid), and there is growing interest in their study. This wide-ranging survey will describe the varying frontier systems, describing the extant remains, methods and materials of construction and highlighting the differences between various frontiers. Professor Breeze considers how the frontiers worked, discussing this in relation to the organization and structure of the Roman army, and also their impact on civilian life along the empire’s borders. He then reconsiders the question of whether the frontiers were the product of an overarching Empire-wide grand strategy, questioning Luttwak’s seminal hypothesis. This is a detailed and wide-ranging study of the frontier systems of the Roman Empire by a leading expert. Intended for the general reader, it is sure also to be of great value for academics and students in this field. The appendixes will include a brief guide to visiting the sites today. “The result of this book-crafting care and Breeze’s erudition is a near-perfect example of specialized military history done for a popular audience.” —Open Letters Monthly
Download or read book The Wall written by Alistair Moffat and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hadrian's Wall is the largest, most spectacular and one of the most enigmatic historical monument in Britain. Nothing else approaches its vast scale: a land wall running 73 miles from east to west and a sea wall stretching at least 26 miles down the Cumbrian coast. Many of its forts are as large as Britain's most formidable medieval castles, and the wide ditch dug to the south of the Wall, the vallum, is larger than any surviving prehistoric earthwork. Built in a ten-year period by more than 30,000 soldiers and labourers at the behest of an extraordinary emperor, the Wall consisted of more than 24 million stones, giving it a mass greater than all the Egyptian pyramids put together. At least a million people visit Hadrian's Wall each year and it has been designated a World Heritage Site. In this book, based on literary and historical sources as well as the latest archaeological research, Alistair Moffat considers who built the Wall, how it was built, why it was built and how it affected the native peoples who lived in its mighty shadow. The result is a unique and fascinating insight into one of the Wonders of the Ancient World.
Book Synopsis Roman Britain and Where to Find It by : Denise Allen
Download or read book Roman Britain and Where to Find It written by Denise Allen and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated history of the best Roman sites and artefacts to be found in Britain, for anyone wanting to discover the Roman past.
Book Synopsis Roman Frontiers in Britain by : David J. Breeze
Download or read book Roman Frontiers in Britain written by David J. Breeze and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall defined the edge of the Roman Empire in Britain. Today, the spectacular remains of these great frontier works stand as mute testimony to one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen. This new accessible account, illustrated with 25 detailed photographs, maps and plans, describes the building of the walls, and reconstructs what life was like on the frontier. It places these frontiers into their context both in Britain and Europe, examining the development of frontier installations over four centuries. Designed for students and teachers of Ancient History or Classical Civilisation at school and in early university years, this series provides a valuable collection of guides to the history, art, literature, values and social institutions of the ancient world.
Book Synopsis The People of Roman Britain by : Anthony Richard Birley
Download or read book The People of Roman Britain written by Anthony Richard Birley and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Edge of Empire, Rome's Scottish Frontier by : David J. Breeze
Download or read book Edge of Empire, Rome's Scottish Frontier written by David J. Breeze and published by . This book was released on 2023-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two thousand years ago, southern Scotland was part of a great empire, the Roman Empire. About AD 140, a Roman army marched north from what is now Northumbria and, 20 years after and over 100 miles further north than Hadrian's Wall, built a new frontier across the Forth-Clyde isthmus. With reference to contemporary coins and literary sources together with the archaeological remains, inscriptions and sculpture from the Antonine Wall itself, David Breeze explains the historical context for, and the creation of, the fortifications. Stunning photography by David Henrie of Historic Scotland illustrates all aspects of this most northerly Roman frontier. These photographs help us to appreciate the Antonine Wall in its landscape and allow us a visual explanation for its construction almost 2000 years ago.
Download or read book Patrimoine Mondial written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Understanding Roman Inscriptions by : Lawrence Keppie
Download or read book Understanding Roman Inscriptions written by Lawrence Keppie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lawrence Keppie's book offers the non-specialist a comprehensive and enjoyable guide to undestanding the texts of Roman inscriptions, as well as explaining the numerous different contexts in which they were produced. Every area of Roman life is covered, including: * the emperor * temples and altars to the gods * imperial administration * gravestones and tomb monuments * local government and society * the army and the frontiers * Christianity * trade, commerce and the economy * the later Roman Empire. For each inscription cited, the book provides the original Latin, an English translation and a commentary on the piece's significance. Illustrated with more than 80 photos and drawings, this is the ideal introduction to the most important source for the history and organisation of the Roman Empire.
Book Synopsis Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Antonine Wall – A World Heritage Site by : David J. Breeze
Download or read book Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Antonine Wall – A World Heritage Site written by David J. Breeze and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Antonine Wall lay at the very extremity of the Roman world. This volume, presented in English and German, presents a concise introduction to the wall which is, in many ways, one of the most developed frontier in Europe. Perhaps of greatest significance is the survival of the collection of Roman military sculpture, the Distance Slabs.
