Britannia

Name: Britannia
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

BritanniaThe Creation of a Roman Province\nAuthor(s): John Creighton\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415333139, 978-0415333139\nSynopsis\nThis book completely re-evaluates the evidence for, and the interpretation of, the rule of the kings of Late Iron Age Britain: Cunobelin and Verica. \n\nWithin a few generations of their reigns, after one died and the other had fled, Romes ceremonial centres had been transformed into the magnificence of Roman towns with monumental public buildings and Britannia examines these kings long-lasting legacy in the creation of Britannia.\n\nAmong the topics considered are:\n\nthe links between Iron Age king of Britain and Rome before the Claudian conquest\nthe creation of the towns of Roman Britain\nthe different natures of 'Roman identity'\nthe long lasting influence of the kings on the development of the province \nthe widely different ways that archaeologists have read the evidenc.