Hadrian's Wall / Adrian Goldsworthy
2018, First Edition. New York : Basic Books. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #445622
ISBN: 9781784974725
Physical description; xx, 169 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 20 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-158) and index. Contents; Britannia: outpost of empire -- Hadrian: the man, the emperor, and the grand design -- Building and manning the wall: legions and auxilia -- Fresh minds: Antoninus Pius to Septimus Severus -- The anatomy of Hadrian's wall -- Forts and towns: soldiers and civilians -- Life on the wall -- How Hadrian's wall worked: understanding the evidence -- Changing times and the end of empire -- Visiting Hadrian's wall -- Appendix: The known and probable garrisons of the forts on Hadrian's wall. Subjects; History Ancient General. Ancient history: to c 500 CE. Social Science Archaeology. Classical Greek & Roman archaeology. Hadrian's Wall (England) History. Great Britain History Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D. England, Northern History.
Price: €30.00