"The book opens with the Roman conquest of Wales two thousand years ago. It explores the nature and extent of Roman influence in the countryside and in the towns, considers the Roman economy and industries, and investigates the workings of the Roman military machine. The long-term effect in Wal...

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Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Stroud Sutton 2000
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 48-1000 Archeologie Sites archéologiques - Pays de Galles (GB) Archäologie Funde Geschichte Romans > Wales Pays de Galles (GB) - Antiquités Pays de Galles (GB) - Jusqu'à 1063 Wales > Antiquities Wales > History > To 1063 Wales Bildband
Zusammenfassung:	"The book opens with the Roman conquest of Wales two thousand years ago. It explores the nature and extent of Roman influence in the countryside and in the towns, considers the Roman economy and industries, and investigates the workings of the Roman military machine. The long-term effect in Wales of the collapse of the western Roman Empire and the re-emergence of Wales during the so-called dark ages form a prelude to the next decisive era in Welsh history. The coming of Christianity and the establishment of a new political order are crucial episodes in the narrative, which take the story up to the eve of the Norman invasion of the British Isles in the eleventh century." "The authors have first-hand knowledge of recent advances in Welsh archaeology. They look in detail at the regional evidence, but aim throughout to set the regional history of Wales in a British, Irish and European perspective. Each chapter in this fascinating and practical book has the same underlying structure so that developments in the environment, population, settlement, economy, trade and transport can be followed through the centuries." "Fully illustrated with explanatory maps, tables and plans, and with many striking photographs of some of the most evocative ancient sites in Britain, Roman and Early Medieval Wales will be invaluable reading for anyone keen to learn about these key periods in Welsh history."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:	VIII, 216 S. zahlr. Ill., graph. Darst. und Kt.
ISBN:	0750921749