Rivet, A. L F. (1969). Britannia: a history of Roman Britain (S S Frere, London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1967). J Roman Stud 59. Vol 59, pp. 247-250.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Britannia: a history of Roman Britain (S S Frere, London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1967) | |||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
J Roman Stud 59 | |||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Journal of Roman Studies | |||
Volume Volume number and part |
59 | |||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
247 - 250 | |||
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Journal | |||
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Review-article. The work is a very welcome new standard history of Roman Britain, satisfying to ancient historian, RB specialist and more general reader alike. The first two chapters provide an authoritative summary of the state of knowledge of pre-Roman Britain, only lacking fuller illustration. The significance of new discoveries in Roman Britain is well explained in a cogent and convincing narrative, but some minor questions of interpretation can be raised. The narrative is broken at the usurpation of Carausius (cf Collingwood's break at the death of Severus) to reflect new views on Caracalla and on the dating of town walls. Following chapters discourse on various aspects of the province; some points of civil administration are arguable. In the remaining narrative chapters, new developments have overtaken the text on a few points (eg Pelagianism) but it remains valuable as an introduction. Presentation, generally good, can be faulted on matters of footnotes, some maps and avoirdupois. See also J N L Myres' review-article in Engl Hist Rev, 85, 1970, 109-13. | |||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1969 | |||
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05 Dec 2008 |
