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Author_Guy de la Bedoyere
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the rebels of roman britain
Product details
- ISBN 9780752444406
- Weight: 410g
- Dimensions: 165 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 01 Nov 2007
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The power of the Roman Empire was under constant challenge. Nowhere was this truer than in Britain, Rome's remotest and most recalcitrant province. A succession of idealists, chancers and reactionaries fomented dissent and rebellion. Some, like Caratacus and Boudica, were tribal chiefs wanting to expel Rome and recover lost power. Others were military opportunists such as Carausius and Allectus, who wanted to become emperor and were prepared to exploit everything Britain had to offer to support their bids for power. Each of these rebellions reads like a story in itself, combining archaeology with the dramatic testimony of the historical and epigraphic sources, and explains why Britain was such a hot-bed of dissent.
Historian and archaeologist GUY de la BEDOYERE has presented series on Roman Britain for both BBC2 and Radio 4. He is also the regular Roman expert on Channel 4's Time Team.
