Londinium

1999 Great Britain

Author : John Morris
Release : 1999
Genre : Great Britain
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 609/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Londinium by : John Morris

Download or read book Londinium written by John Morris. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the time of the Roman invasion of Britain, the site of London was an untamed, uninhabited forest, and the victorious fleet founded Londinium, not as a garrison or a fortress, but as a centre of government. This is the story of earliest London from pre-Roman times to the age of Arthur.

Londinium: A Biography

2018-08-23 History

Author : Richard Hingley
Release : 2018-08-23
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 317/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Londinium: A Biography by : Richard Hingley

Download or read book Londinium: A Biography written by Richard Hingley. This book was released on 2018-08-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *** Winner of the PROSE Award (2019) for Classics *** This major new work on Roman London brings together the many new discoveries of the last generation and provides a detailed overview of the city from before its foundation in the first century to the fifth century AD. Richard Hingley explores the archaeological and historical evidence for London under the Romans, assessing the city in the context of its province and the wider empire. He explores the multiple functions of Londinium over time, considering economy, industry, trade, status and urban infrastructure, but also looking at how power, status, gender and identity are reflected through the materiality of the terrain and waterscape of the evolving city. A particular focus of the book is the ritual and religious context in which these activities occurred. Hingley looks at how places within the developing urban landscape were inherited and considers how the history and meanings of Londinium built upon earlier associations from its recent and ancient past. As well as drawing together a much-needed synthesis of recent scholarship and material evidence, Hingley offers new perspectives that will inspire future debate and research for years to come. This volume not only provides an accessible introduction for undergraduate students and anyone interested in the ancient city of London, but also an essential account for more advanced students and scholars.

London in the Roman World

2022 Electronic books

Author : Dominic Perring
Release : 2022
Genre : Electronic books
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 009/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis London in the Roman World by : Dominic Perring

Download or read book London in the Roman World written by Dominic Perring. This book was released on 2022. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This original study draws on the results of latest discoveries to describe London’s Roman origins. It presents a wealth of new information from one of the world’s most intensively studied archaeological sites, introducing many original ideas concerning London’s economic and political history. The archaeological discoveries are used to build a narrative account that explains how recent investigations in London challenge our understanding of the ancient world. The Roman city was probably converted from a fort built on the north side of London Bridge at the time of the Roman conquest, and is the place where the emperor Claudius arrived en route to claim his victory in AD 43. It was rebuilt as the commanding site for Rome’s rule of Britain. A history of social, architectural, and economic development is reconstructed from precise tree-ring dating, and used to show that investment in the urban infrastructure was provoked by the needs of military campaigns and political strategies. The story also shows how the city suffered violent destruction in resistance to Roman rule, and was brought to the verge of collapse by pandemics and political insecurity in the second and third centuries. These events had a critical bearing on the reforms of late antiquity, from which London emerged as a defended administrative enclave. Always a creature of the centralized Roman administration, and largely dependent on colonial immigration, the city was subsequently deserted when Rome failed to maintain political control. This ground-breaking study brings new information and arguments drawn from urban archaeology to our study of the way in which Rome ruled, and how empire failed"--Publisher's description.

Life in Roman London

2011 History

Author : Simon Webb
Release : 2011
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 364/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Life in Roman London by : Simon Webb

Download or read book Life in Roman London written by Simon Webb. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Roman London approached in an entirely new way, focusing on the geography of daily life The rise and fall of one of the most important Roman cities in northern Europe is charted graphically by the use of maps and diagrams, showing at a glance the various stages in its development. Rather than focusing upon a handful of important figures such as procurators and statesmen, this book explores the lives and concerns of the ordinary citizens. Many books about Roman history seem to be preoccupied with basilicas, palaces, grand houses, statues, and mosaics; this book looks instead at the shops, houses, and streets in which the majority of the 60,000 inhabitants of the city spent their lives. In doing so, it reveals a city very different from the familiar images of a clean, white, classical metropolis.

Popular eBooks

Londinium

Londinium: A Biography

London in the Roman World

Life in Roman London

You may also like...