Author: Charles Henry Bourne QuennellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Everyday Life in Roman Britain
Author: Charles Henry Bourne QuennellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Roman Woman
Author: Lindsay Allason-JonesPublisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1782432876
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Roman Britain is vividly portrayed in this fascinating and authentically detailed story about a year in the life of an ordinary woman and her family. The year is AD 133. Hadrian is Emperor of Rome and all its vast empire, including Britannia. The greater part of that island has long been under imperial rule and the Roman legions control most of the land, quelling uprisings and building new forts and towns. Around the fortress of Eboracum (now known as York), a bustling garrison settlement is developing, while along the north-west frontier of Hadrian's empire, the legions are completing the construction of a mighty wall. Introducing us to this world is Senovara, born into the Parisi, a local tribe whose customs have been little changed by Roman rule. But she is also the young wife of Quintus, a veteran of the 6th Legion Victrix. Settling in Quintus's home is both bewildering and awe-inspiring for Senovara as she seeks to adjust to Eboracum's cosmopolitan environment, come to terms with new customs and reconcile their cultural differences. Senovara finds that daily life in the settlement can be harsh; a constant struggle to provide her family with fresh food, water and warmth. Yet there is much enjoyment to be had as well, at the public baths or with new friends. There is also the excitement of religious festivals and in the regular news from the frontier, and peril in the form of a deadly fever which sweeps through Eboracum, forcing Senovara and her children to flee to her brother in the countryside. Roman Woman is an immersive, compelling narrative which gets to the heart of what life was like for everyday people in Roman Britain.
Everyday Life in Roman Britain
Author: Marjorie QuennellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Everyday Life in Roman Britain
Author: Marjorie QuennellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Daily Life in Roman Britain
Author: Lindsay Allason-JonesPublisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Provides informational essays on various aspects of Roman Britain life, and covers the military, civilian, country living, domestic issues, religion, and other related topics.
Roman Britain: A New History
Author: Guy de la BédoyèrePublisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500771847
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
“Lucid and engaging . . . should take pride of place on the bookshelf of specialists and non-specialists interested in Roman Britain.” —Minerva This illuminating account of Britain as a Roman province sets the Roman conquest and occupation of the island within the larger context of Romano-British society and how it functioned. The author first outlines events from the Iron Age period immediately preceding the conquest in AD 43 to the emperor Honorius’s advice to the Britons in 410 to fend for themselves. He then tackles the issues facing Britons after the absorption of their culture by an invading army, including the role of government and the military in the province, religion, commerce, technology, and daily life. For this revised edition, the text, illustrations, and bibliography have been updated to reflect the latest discoveries and research in recent years. The superb illustrations feature reconstruction drawings, dramatic aerial views of Roman remains, and images of Roman villas, mosaics, coins, pottery, and sculpture.
Everyday Life in Roman Britain
Author: Marjorie QuennellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
The Real Lives of Roman Britain
Author: Guy de la BédoyèrePublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300214030
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
The Britain of the Roman Occupation is, in a way, an age that is dark to us. While the main events from 55 BC to AD 410 are little disputed, and the archaeological remains of villas, forts, walls, and cities explain a great deal, we lack a clear sense of individual lives. This book is the first to infuse the story of Britannia with a beating heart, the first to describe in detail who its inhabitants were and their place in our history. A lifelong specialist in Romano-British history, Guy de la Bédoyère is the first to recover the period exclusively as a human experience. He focuses not on military campaigns and imperial politics but on individual, personal stories. Roman Britain is revealed as a place where the ambitious scramble for power and prestige, the devout seek solace and security through religion, men and women eke out existences in a provincial frontier land. De la Bédoyère introduces Fortunata the slave girl, Emeritus the frustrated centurion, the grieving father Quintus Corellius Fortis, and the brilliant metal worker Boduogenus, among numerous others. Through a wide array of records and artifacts, the author introduces the colorful cast of immigrants who arrived during the Roman era while offering an unusual glimpse of indigenous Britons, until now nearly invisible in histories of Roman Britain.
Everyday Life in Roman and Anglo-Saxon Times, Including Viking and Norman Times
Author: Marjorie QuennellPublisher: London : Batsford
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Money in the Middle Ages - Battle of Hastings - Vikings - Saxon initials - Heraldic symbols.
Life in Roman Britain
Author: Anthony BirleyPublisher: London, Batsford
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Picture of the times and daily life of individual Britons during the more than 400 years that Rome occupied their island province.