Journey to Britannia: From the Heart of Rome to Hadrian's Wall, c. AD 130: From the Heart of Rome to Hadrian's Wall, AD 130 (Journey to Britannia: From the Heart of Rome to Hadrian's Wall, AD 130) - Hardcover

Bronwen Riley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781851344 ISBN 13: 9781781851340

Publisher: Head of Zeus, 2015

Synopsis

An evocation of a journey from Rome, the heart of Empire, to Hadrian's Wall during the reign of the emperor Hadrian. By AD 125 Britannia had come of age as a Roman colony. Her major cities had been established, and the building of the wall commissioned by the emperor Hadrian on the empire's Scottish frontier was almost complete. Bronwen Riley devotes a chapter to each stage of an epic journey, describing places visited and people and objects seen. Vivid and engaging, JOURNEY TO BRITANNIA reveals the British corner of Roman civilization more arrestingly and more accurately than ever before.

About this title

Review:

'Bronwen Riley writes superbly' --Independent

'This wonderful book is a testament to this haunting land' --Sunday Times

'Head off on an epic journey across the Roman Empire in this entertaining read. Bronwen Riley is a warm and insightful guide to the sights, sounds, artifacts and people you encounter along the way' --History Revealed

About the Author:

Bronwen Riley is head of guidebooks at English Heritage. She studied Classics at Oxford and then Byzantine Art at the Courtauld Institute.

About this edition

• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1781851344
• ISBN 13: 9781781851340
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272