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Roman Britain : a very short introduction

Author: Peter Salway
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Series: Very short introductions, 17.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Britain was within the orbit of Graeco-Roman civilization for at least half a millennium, and for over 350 years part of the political union created by the Roman Empire that encompassed most of Europe and all the countries of the Mediterranean." "Peter Salway's Very Short Introduction to Roman Britain weaves together the results of archaeological investigation and historical scholarship in a rounded and highly  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Peter Salway
ISBN: 0192854046 9780192854049
OCLC Number: 52644638
Description: 78 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.
Contents: The Beginnings of British History --
The Roman Conquest --
Britain under the Late Empire --
The End of Roman Rule.
Series Title: Very short introductions, 17.
Responsibility: Peter Salway.
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"Britain was within the orbit of Graeco-Roman civilization for at least half a millennium, and for over 350 years part of the political union created by the Roman Empire that encompassed most of Europe and all the countries of the Mediterranean." "Peter Salway's Very Short Introduction to Roman Britain weaves together the results of archaeological investigation and historical scholarship in a rounded and highly readable concise account. He charts the history of Britain from the first invasion under Julius Caesar to the final collapse of the Romano-British way of life in the 5th century A.D."--BOOK JACKET.

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