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The Roman invasion of Britain, archaeology versus history, Birgitta Hoffmann

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Birgitta Hoffmann

archaeology versus history

The purpose of this book is to take what we think we know about the Roman Conquest of Britain from historical sources, and compare it with the archaeological evidence, which is often contradictory. Archaeologists and historians all too often work in complete isolation from each other and this book hopes to show the dangers of neglecting either form of evidence. In the process it challenges much received wisdom about the history of Roman Britain. Birgitta Hoffmann tackles the subject by taking a number of major events or episodes (such as Caesar''s incursions, Claudius'' invasion, Boudicca''s r

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 A Few Things to Consider When Reading Ancient Historians -- ch. 2 Caesar Visits Britain -- ch. 3 Commius and the Caesarian Aftermath -- ch. 4 The British Forces at the Time of the Invasions - the View from the Other Side? -- ch. 5 Caligula, Claudius and the Conquest of Britain -- ch. 6 After the Invasion -- ch. 7 Boudicca -- ch. 8 Rebuilding the Province -- ch. 9 Moving Beyond Brigantia -- ch. 10 The Second Century in Roman Britain - A Time With Little History? -- ch. 11 The Severans and Britain in the Third Century AD -- ch. 12 Carausius and the Early Fourth Century -- ch. 13 The Barbarian Conspiracy and the End of Roman Britain