An Imperial Possession: Britain in the Roman Empire, 54 BC - AD 409 (Allen Lane History S.) - Hardcover

Mattingly, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0713990635 ISBN 13: 9780713990638

Publisher: Allen Lane, 2006

Synopsis

The centuries under which Britain was under Roman occupation have always had a contradictory reputation. Generations of British readers were brought up to approve of the Roman Empire as the model for their own empire, but equally it was embarrassingly clear that within the Roman Empire Britain itself was merely an unattractive exploitation colony. David Mattingly's major new book draws on a wealth of new research to recreate brilliantly this colonial Britain: a rebellious, disadvantaged place needing heavy garrisoning and highly vulnerable to political change in Rome. The result puts the whole great story in a new and fascinating light.

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a They came, they saw and they definitely conquered. David Mattingly has taken a refreshing look at what it meant for the Britons.a
a"The Times" (London)

They came, they saw and they definitely conquered. David Mattingly has taken a refreshing look at what it meant for the Britons.
"The Times" (London)

? They came, they saw and they definitely conquered. David Mattingly has taken a refreshing look at what it meant for the Britons.?
?"The Times" (London)

From the Publisher:

An Imperial Possession is the first in the Penguin History of Britain series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0713990635
• ISBN 13: 9780713990638
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 640