Author: P.J. O'Gorman
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
ISBN: 1526769522
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This is a bold reassessment of one of the pivotal points in British history. PJ O’Gorman analyses the sources for the period from Julius Caesar’s first forays into these islands to the invasion under the Emperor Claudius and the conclusions he reaches are nothing short of radical and call into question much of the accepted narrative of Roman invasion and conquest. The author starts by showing that Caesar’s initial cross-Channel adventures were motivated not so much by seeking the glory of taming primitive savages but to gain control of an economic powerhouse. His treatment of the period leading up to the Claudian invasion and the invasion itself is even more shocking. Most significantly he argues convincingly that two of the most important Roman sources underpinning the conventional narrative are in fact Renaissance fakes and that their acceptance has distorted the interpretation of modern archaeological evidence. Meanwhile he reinstates a discounted British source. The result is a startlingly different version of Britain’s early history.
Roman Britain, 55 B.C. to A.D. 406
Author: Brenda Williams
Publisher: Heinemann Library
ISBN: 9780600580850
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher: Heinemann Library
ISBN: 9780600580850
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Britain & Rome: Caesar to Claudius
Author: P.J. O'Gorman
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
ISBN: 1526769522
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This is a bold reassessment of one of the pivotal points in British history. PJ O’Gorman analyses the sources for the period from Julius Caesar’s first forays into these islands to the invasion under the Emperor Claudius and the conclusions he reaches are nothing short of radical and call into question much of the accepted narrative of Roman invasion and conquest. The author starts by showing that Caesar’s initial cross-Channel adventures were motivated not so much by seeking the glory of taming primitive savages but to gain control of an economic powerhouse. His treatment of the period leading up to the Claudian invasion and the invasion itself is even more shocking. Most significantly he argues convincingly that two of the most important Roman sources underpinning the conventional narrative are in fact Renaissance fakes and that their acceptance has distorted the interpretation of modern archaeological evidence. Meanwhile he reinstates a discounted British source. The result is a startlingly different version of Britain’s early history.
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
ISBN: 1526769522
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This is a bold reassessment of one of the pivotal points in British history. PJ O’Gorman analyses the sources for the period from Julius Caesar’s first forays into these islands to the invasion under the Emperor Claudius and the conclusions he reaches are nothing short of radical and call into question much of the accepted narrative of Roman invasion and conquest. The author starts by showing that Caesar’s initial cross-Channel adventures were motivated not so much by seeking the glory of taming primitive savages but to gain control of an economic powerhouse. His treatment of the period leading up to the Claudian invasion and the invasion itself is even more shocking. Most significantly he argues convincingly that two of the most important Roman sources underpinning the conventional narrative are in fact Renaissance fakes and that their acceptance has distorted the interpretation of modern archaeological evidence. Meanwhile he reinstates a discounted British source. The result is a startlingly different version of Britain’s early history.
Ruling Roman Britain
Author: David Braund
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134676069
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
In this book, David Braund offers a significantly different perspective upon the history of Roman Britain. He concentrates upon the literary evidence, which has been studied to a lesser extent than archaeology in recent years. Close attention to the Greek and Roman sources enables the construction of a new approach to Roman Britain, its history and its archaeology. For the first time, monarchy is identified as a key issue in the history of Roman Britain.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134676069
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
In this book, David Braund offers a significantly different perspective upon the history of Roman Britain. He concentrates upon the literary evidence, which has been studied to a lesser extent than archaeology in recent years. Close attention to the Greek and Roman sources enables the construction of a new approach to Roman Britain, its history and its archaeology. For the first time, monarchy is identified as a key issue in the history of Roman Britain.
Essays on the Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar
Author: Sir George Biddell Airy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Notice of two Roman Inscriptions relative to the conquest of Britain by the Emperor Claudius Caesar; in which the spuriousness of the one and the authenticity of the other are attempted to be established. From the Transactions of the Royal Society of Literature. vol. 3. pt. 1
Author: John HOGG (M.A., F.R.S., F.L.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
I, Claudius
Author: Robert Graves
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795336799
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
“One of the really remarkable books of our day”—the story of the Roman emperor on which the award-winning BBC TV series was based (The New York Times). Once a rather bookish young man with a limp and a stammer, a man who spent most of his time trying to stay away from the danger and risk of the line of ascension, Claudius seemed an unlikely candidate for emperor. Yet, on the death of Caligula, Claudius finds himself next in line for the throne, and must stay alive as well as keep control. Drawing on the histories of Plutarch, Suetonius, and Tacitus, noted historian and classicist Robert Graves tells the story of the much-maligned Emperor Claudius with both skill and compassion. Weaving important themes throughout about the nature of freedom and safety possible in a monarchy, Graves’s Claudius is both more effective and more tragic than history typically remembers him. A bestselling novel and one of Graves’ most successful, I, Claudius has been adapted to television, film, theatre, and audio. “[A] legendary tale of Claudius . . . [A] gem of modern literature.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795336799
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
“One of the really remarkable books of our day”—the story of the Roman emperor on which the award-winning BBC TV series was based (The New York Times). Once a rather bookish young man with a limp and a stammer, a man who spent most of his time trying to stay away from the danger and risk of the line of ascension, Claudius seemed an unlikely candidate for emperor. Yet, on the death of Caligula, Claudius finds himself next in line for the throne, and must stay alive as well as keep control. Drawing on the histories of Plutarch, Suetonius, and Tacitus, noted historian and classicist Robert Graves tells the story of the much-maligned Emperor Claudius with both skill and compassion. Weaving important themes throughout about the nature of freedom and safety possible in a monarchy, Graves’s Claudius is both more effective and more tragic than history typically remembers him. A bestselling novel and one of Graves’ most successful, I, Claudius has been adapted to television, film, theatre, and audio. “[A] legendary tale of Claudius . . . [A] gem of modern literature.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Claudius Caesar
Author: Josiah Osgood
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521881811
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
A study of the reign of Claudius (AD 41-54), exploring what it can tell us about the developing Roman Empire.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521881811
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
A study of the reign of Claudius (AD 41-54), exploring what it can tell us about the developing Roman Empire.
The Roman Invasion of Britain
Author: Graham Webster
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781138139121
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Graham Webster gives background on Britain before the invasion and goes on to describe the Roman forces, the personalities involved, the actual invasion and Claudius' triumphal entrance into Camulodunum, the British capital.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781138139121
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Graham Webster gives background on Britain before the invasion and goes on to describe the Roman forces, the personalities involved, the actual invasion and Claudius' triumphal entrance into Camulodunum, the British capital.
Claudius
Author: Barbara Levick
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415166195
Category : Emperors
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Claudius became emperor after the assassination of Caligula, and was deified by his successor Nero in AD 54. Opinions of him have varied greatly over succeeding centuries, but he has mostly been caricatured as a reluctant emperor, hampered by a speech impediment, who preferred reading to ruling. Barbara Levick's authoritative study reassesses the reign of Claudius, examining his political objectives and activities within the constitutional, political, social and economic development of Rome. Out of Levick's critical scrutiny of the literary, archaeological and epigraphic sources emerges a different Claudius - an intelligent politician, ruthlessly determined to secure his position as ruler. A history of political and domestic intrigue, as well as an investigation into the development and limits of imperial power, this study is essential reading for historians of the Roman Empire.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415166195
Category : Emperors
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Claudius became emperor after the assassination of Caligula, and was deified by his successor Nero in AD 54. Opinions of him have varied greatly over succeeding centuries, but he has mostly been caricatured as a reluctant emperor, hampered by a speech impediment, who preferred reading to ruling. Barbara Levick's authoritative study reassesses the reign of Claudius, examining his political objectives and activities within the constitutional, political, social and economic development of Rome. Out of Levick's critical scrutiny of the literary, archaeological and epigraphic sources emerges a different Claudius - an intelligent politician, ruthlessly determined to secure his position as ruler. A history of political and domestic intrigue, as well as an investigation into the development and limits of imperial power, this study is essential reading for historians of the Roman Empire.
The History of Great Britain
Author: Robert Henry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description