Roman Britain: A Very Short Introduction

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Peter Salway (Quondam Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford, and Emeritus Fellow of the Open University)

Roman Britain

A Very Short Introduction

Peter Salway (Quondam Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford, and Emeritus Fellow of the Open University)

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Oxford University Press
11 June 2015

History; European history; British & Irish history; Classical history & classical civilisation; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology

Series: Very Short Introductions

For four centuries Britain was an integral part of the Roman Empire, a political system stretching from Turkey to Portugal and from the Red Sea to the Tyne and beyond. Its involvement with Rome started long before the Conquest launched by the Emperor Claudius in 43 AD, and it continued to be a part of the Roman world for some time after the final break with Roman rule. Bringing together archaeological investigation and historical scholarship, Peter Salway explores some of the key issues arising from this period in Britain's history, discussing the question of identity at this time and analysing the importance of widespread literacy in Roman Britain. Covering the period from Julius Caesar's first forays into Britain and Claudius' subsequent conquest, as well as Britain under the later Roman Empire, Salway outlines the key events of this time period, providing a focus on society in Roman Britain, and offering a thoughtful consideration of the aftermath of Roman rule. In the new edition of this Very Short Introduction, Peter Salway makes a number of essential updates in light of recent research in the area. He looks at issues of ethnicity, 'Britishness', and post-colonialism, provides alternative theories to the end of the Roman period in Britain, and draws parallels between the history of Roman Britain and a wide range of other periods, territories, and themes, including the modern experience of empires and national stereotypes.

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By: Peter Salway (Quondam Fellow All Souls College University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of the Open University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 171mm, Width: 108mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 128g
ISBN: 9780198712169
ISBN 10: 0198712162
Series: Very Short Introductions
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 11 June 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of illustrations ; List of maps ; 1. The beginnings of British history ; 2. The Roman conquest ; 3. Britain under the late empire ; 4. The end of Roman rule ; Further Reading ; Chronology ; Index

Peter Salway has been a Special Adviser on Roman Britain to the National Trust Chedworth Roman Villa Development Project since the early 1990s to the present. He has written a 5-year excavation plan and a 15-year research agenda for the next stage of the project. He is the author of The Oxford Illustrated History of Roman Britain (OUP, 1993) and The Frontier People of Roman Britain (CUP, 2009).

Reviews for Roman Britain: A Very Short Introduction

You can't beat this fact-packed guide. Kate Whiting, Northern Echo This book is a concise, clear and readable history of Roman Britain across four centuries ... it has much to offer both the general reader and the expert. Rupert Jackson, Classics for All