Author: Robin Birley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781873136492
Category : Northumberland (England) / Antiquities, Roman
Languages : en
Pages : 78

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Author: Robin Birley
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445612062
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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A fascinating insight into everyday life on Hadrian's Wall. The translations of the Vindolanda Scrolls ('send fresh socks' etc) are also a treat!

Author: Anthony Birley
Publisher: History Press Limited
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Garrison life at Vindolanda

Author: Robin Birley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781873136393
Category : Chesterholme (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Author: Robin Birley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781873136973
Category : Chesterholme (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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Author: Robin Birley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781873136591
Category : Romans
Languages : en
Pages : 46

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Author: Alan K. Bowman
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415920248
Category : Chesterholme (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author: Neil MacGregor
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141966831
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 564

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This book takes a dramatically original approach to the history of humanity, using objects which previous civilisations have left behind them, often accidentally, as prisms through which we can explore past worlds and the lives of the men and women who lived in them. The book's range is enormous. It begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and ends with an object from the 21st century which represents the world we live in today. Neil MacGregor's aim is not simply to describe these remarkable things, but to show us their significance - how a stone pillar tells us about a great Indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people, how Spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency or how an early Victorian tea-set tells us about the impact of empire. Each chapter immerses the reader in a past civilisation accompanied by an exceptionally well-informed guide. Seen through this lens, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imagined. An intellectual and visual feast, it is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in years.

Author: David J. Breeze
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Adrian Goldsworthy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1789545730
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426

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From bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy, a profoundly authentic, action-packed adventure set on Rome's Danubian frontier. AD 105: DACIA The Dacian kingdom and Rome are at peace, but no one thinks that it will last. Sent to command an isolated fort beyond the Danube, centurion Flavius Ferox can sense that war is coming, but also knows that enemies may be closer to home. Many of the Brigantes under his command are former rebels and convicts, as likely to kill him as obey an order. And then there is Hadrian, the emperor's cousin, and a man with plans of his own... Gritty, gripping and profoundly authentic, The Fort is the first book in a brand new trilogy set in the Roman empire from bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy. Reviews for the Vindolanda Trilogy: 'No one knows the Roman army better than Adrian Goldsworthy, and no one writes more convincing Roman fiction' Harry Sidebottom 'An authentic, enjoyable read' The Times 'Gritty and realistic... Goldsworthy's characters are authentically ancient and his descriptions of Roman Briton ring true' Daily Telegraph (Sydney)