Hadrian's Wall and its people /
"This is the first book to provide a picture of how the Wall functioned on a day-to-day basis, and of the impact it had on ordinary people, be they soldiers or native Britons. Moving beyond questions of military organisation and construction techniques, military life is instead discussed in ter...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Exeter, Devon, UK :
Bristol Phoenix,
2006.
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| Series: | Greece and Rome live
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| Summary: | "This is the first book to provide a picture of how the Wall functioned on a day-to-day basis, and of the impact it had on ordinary people, be they soldiers or native Britons. Moving beyond questions of military organisation and construction techniques, military life is instead discussed in terms of the experiences of the ordinary soldier and his family. Civilian life is also considered in some detail - including the way close contact with the army influenced civilian life in the north of Britain and the contentious issue of 'Romanisation'." "He also explores what happened to Christian communities of the Wall area after the Roman army's departure. Finally he assesses the ideological role which the Wall played in nineteenth century, as Britain imperial identity came to rely upon the Roman empire as model and justification."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 132 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-124) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781904675198 1904675190 9781904675440 1904675441 |