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Roman Britain is usually thought of as a land full of togas, towns and baths with Britons happily going about their Roman lives under the benign gaze of Rome. This is, to a great extent, a myth that developed after Roman control of Britain came to an end, in particular when the British Empire was at its height in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In fact, Britain was one of the least enthusiastic elements of the Roman Empire. The northern part of Britain was never conquered at all despite repeated attempts. Some Britons adopted Roman ways in order to advance themselves and become part of the new order, of just because they liked the new range of products available.
However, many failed to acknowledge the Roman lifestyle at all, while many others were only outwardly Romanised, clinging to their own identities under the occupation. Britain never fully embraced the Empire and was itself never fully accepted by the rest of the Roman world. Even the Roman army in Britain became chronically rebellious and a source of instability that ultimately affected the whole Empire. As Roman power weakened, the Britons abandoned both Rome and almost all Roman culture, and the island became a land of warring kingdoms, as it had been before.
However, many failed to acknowledge the Roman lifestyle at all, while many others were only outwardly Romanised, clinging to their own identities under the occupation. Britain never fully embraced the Empire and was itself never fully accepted by the rest of the Roman world. Even the Roman army in Britain became chronically rebellious and a source of instability that ultimately affected the whole Empire. As Roman power weakened, the Britons abandoned both Rome and almost all Roman culture, and the island became a land of warring kingdoms, as it had been before.
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"Thrillingly provocative." --Sunday Times
Miles Russell is an archaeology professor with more than 25 years' experience of archaeological fieldwork and publication. He is the author of Piltdown Man: The Secret Life of Charles Dawson. Stuart Laycock has been researching late Roman belts and buckles for 4 years. He is the author of Britannia: The Failed State and Warlords.
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- PublisherThe History Press
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0752462857
- ISBN 13 9780752462851
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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UnRoman Britain: Exposing the Great Myth of Britannia
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. When we think of Roman Britain we tend to think of a land of togas and richly decorated palaces with Britons happily going about their much improved daily business under the benign gaze of Rome This image is to a great extent a fiction In fact Britons were some of the least enthusiastic members of the Roman Empire A few adopted Roman ways to curry favor with the invaders A lot never adopted a Roman lifestyle at all and remained unimpressed and riven by deepseated tribal division It wasnt until the late thirdearly fourth century that a small minority of landowners grew fat on the benefits of trade and enjoyed the kind of lifestyle we have been taught to associate with period Britannia was a faraway province which while useful for some major economic reserves fast became a costly and troublesome concern for Rome much like Iraq for the British government today Huge efforts by the state to control the hearts and minds of the Britons were met with at worst hostile resistance and rebellion and at best by steadfast indifference The end of the Roman Empire largely came as business as usual for the vast majority of Britons as they simply hadnt adopted the Roman way of life in the first place. Seller Inventory # DADAX0752462857
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