Breeze David John Dobson Brian (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Pages lightly tanned. 1 page corner creased. Minor shelfwear to DJ. ; Stretching eighty miles from coast to coast across northern England, Hadrian's Wall is the largest Roman artifact known today. It is commonly viewed as a defiant barrier, the end of the empire, a place where civilization stopped and barbarism began. In fact, the massive structure remains shrouded in mystery. Was the wall intended to keep out the Picts, who inhabited the North? Or was it merely a symbol of Roman power and wealth? What was life like for soldiers stationed along its expanse? How was the extraordinary structure built--with what technology, skills, and materials? In Hadrian's Wall, Adrian Goldsworthy embarks on a historical and archaeological investigation, sifting fact from legend while simultaneously situating the wall in the wider scene of Roman Britain. The result is a concise and enthralling history of a great architectural marvel of the ancient world. ; 324 pages.

orig.boards Some rubbing. Binding corner bumps. Good., dustwrapper. 8pp photoplates. 22x14cm, xi,324,(8) pp., In a lightly soiled dustwrapper. Contents: The Concept of a Frontier; The Building of Hadrian's Wall; The Antonine Wall; The Two Walls; The Army of the Wall; Life on the Wall; The Third and Fourth Centuries; Conclusion; Appendices: Roman Emperors & Governors of Britain; The Regiments of Hadrian's Wall; The Gods Worshipped on the Wall; The Roman Names of the Forts on Hadrian's Wall; The Evidence on the Ground. Some rubbing. Binding corner bumps. Good., dustwrapper.