Women in Roman Britain
Title | Women in Roman Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Lindsay Allason-Jones |
Publisher | Council for British Archaeology(GB) |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN | 9781902771434 |
A new edition of the 1992 book detailing the complexities of life for women in Roman Britain. This edition chronicles the latest discoveries - tombstones, writing tablets, curse tablets, burials and artefacts - to create a vivid picture of the lives, habits and thoughts of women in Britain over four centuries. Diversity of backgrounds, traditions and tastes lies at the heart of the book - displaying the cosmopolitan nature of the Romano-British society. Lindsay Allason-Jones explores all aspects of women's life - from social status to hairstyles.
Boudica
Title | Boudica PDF eBook |
Author | Caitlin C. Gillespie |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 217 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0190609079 |
Boudica introduces readers to the life and literary importance of Boudica through juxtaposing her literary characterizations in Tacitus and Cassius Dio with those of other women and rebel leaders. Literary comparisons assist in the understanding of Boudica as a barbarian, queen, mother, commander in war, and leader of revolt.
Roman Woman
Title | Roman Woman PDF eBook |
Author | Lindsay Allason-Jones |
Publisher | |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Fiction |
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Roman Britain is portrayed in this detailed story - a woven narrative of a family struggling to come to terms with new customs and with reconciling their cultural differences. Set in busy York, in the late years of the reign of Hadrian, the story follows the life of the heroine Senovara.
Roman Women
Title | Roman Women PDF eBook |
Author | Eve D'Ambra |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 7 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0521818397 |
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Artefacts in Roman Britain
Title | Artefacts in Roman Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Lindsay Allason-Jones |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 375 |
Release | 2011-02-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0521860121 |
Helps the student understand the numerous artefacts from Roman Britain and what they reveal about life in the province.
The Real Lives of Roman Britain
Title | The Real Lives of Roman Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Guy de la Bédoyère |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2015-07-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0300214030 |
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.
Cartimandua
Title | Cartimandua PDF eBook |
Author | Nicki Howarth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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"This is the first major study of Cartimandua, queen of the Brigantes tribe in Northern Britain in the first century AD. Little is known about the tribal ruler, who fought off rebellion and civil war and managed to keep her lands when many other British leaders were forfeiting theirs in the aftermath of the Roman conquest of AD 43. Her story is one of power, intrigue, scandal and accusations of betrayal and yet surprisingly she is a figure who is often overlooked and marginalised in studies of British history." "Nicki Howarth re-examines the story of a queen who ruled independently in such unsettled times, where a strong leader adapted to circumstance in order to survive. Indeed with Roman support she held her position as queen until AD 69, whilst managing to prosper in the new Imperial world that was reluctant to acknowledge her role." --Book Jacket.