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Coins and power in late Iron Age Britain
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Coins and power in late Iron Age Britain

Author: John Creighton
Publisher: Cambridge UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Series: New studies in archaeology.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Cunobelin, Shakespeare's Cymbeline, ruled much of south east Britain in the years before Claudius' legions arrived, creating the Roman province of Britannia. But what do we know of him and his rule, and that of competing dynasties in south east Britain? This book examines the background to these, the first individuals in British history. It explores the way in which rulers bolstered their power through the use of  Read more...
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Named Person: Cunobelinus, King of the Britons
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: John Creighton
ISBN: 0521772079 9780521772075
OCLC Number: 43457586
Description: xiv, 249 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Contents: Introduction; 1. The Middle to Late Iron Age transition; 2. Coin and the representation of individual authority; 3. The Southern and Eastern Kingdoms; 4. Classical imagery and ideology in Britain; 5. The location of Britain in the Roman world; 6. Legends and language; 7. Dynasties and identities; 8. Conclusion and epilogue: from Britain to Britannia.
Series Title: New studies in archaeology.
Responsibility: John Creighton.
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