Archaeology
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Beyond the Romans: Posthuman Perspectives in Roman archaeology [Hardback]
Irene Selsvold (Editor); Lewis Webb (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789251364
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: TRAC Themes in Archaeology
Volume: 3
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This latest volume in the TRAC Themes in Theoretical Roman Archaeology series takes up posthuman theoretical perspectives to interpret Roman material culture. These perspectives provide novel and compelling ways of grappling with theoretical prob... .... Learn More -
City Walls in Late Antiquity: An Empire Wide Perspective [Hardback]
Emanuele Intagliata (Editor); Christopher Courault (Editor); Simon J. Barker (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789253641
Published by : Oxbow Books
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The construction of urban defences was one of the hallmarks of the late Roman and late-antique periods (300–600 AD) throughout the western and eastern empire. City walls were the most significant construction projects of their time and they redefi... .... Learn More -
All the Emperor's Men: Roman Soldiers and Barbarians on Trajan's Column [Hardback]
J. C. Coulston (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9781842173008
Published by : Oxbow Books
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Trajan's Column, set up in the heart of Rome, was completed in 113 CE to commemorate the emperor Trajan's wars across the Danube. Its reliefs provide a uniquely detailed picture of the army at war in perfect harmony with Trajan who in his own ... .... Learn More -
Julius Caesar’s Battle for Gaul: New Archaeological Perspectives [Paperback]
Andrew P. Fitzpatrick (Editor); Colin Haselgrove (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789250503
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Between 58 and 51 BC Julius Caesar conquered Gaul. He campaigned across much of present day France and the Low Countries, crossed the Rhine to Germany, and sailed the Channel to invade Britain. In doing this he achieved immense personal wealth and... .... Learn More -
The Girl in Red: Burial Customs and Clothing in Roman Iron Age [Hardback]
Tinna Møbjerg (Editor); Lise Ræder Knudsen (Editor); Hans Rostholm (Editor); Ulla Mannering (Editor)
£25.00ISBN: 9788793423237
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Series: Jutland Archaeological Society Publications
Volume: 103
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The Girl in Red – Burial Customs and Clothing in Roman Iron Age is the story of a burial site told by more than 20 academics; a fascinating combination of different archaeological and scientific studies analyzing individuals, objects and context f... .... Learn More -
Army of the Roman Emperors: Archaeology and History [Hardback]
Thomas Fischer (Author); M. C. Bishop (Author)
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ISBN: 9781789251845
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Compared to modern standard, the Roman army of the imperial era was surprisingly small. However, when assessed in terms of their various tasks, they by far outstrip modern armies – acting not only as an armed power of the state in external and int... .... Learn More -
The Transition to Late Antiquity on the Lower Danube: Excavations and Survey at Dichin, a Late Roman to Early Byzantine Fort and a Roman Aqueduct [Hardback]
Andrew Poulter (Author)
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ISBN: 9781785709586
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Excavations on the site of this remarkable fort in northern Bulgaria (1996–2005) formed part of a long-term programme of excavation and intensive field survey, aimed at tracing the economic as well as physical changes which mark the transition fro... .... Learn More -
What did the Sarcophagus of Symmachus Look Like?: Late Antique Pagan Sarcophagi [Paperback]
Niels Hannestad (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9788771847437
Published by : Aarhus University Press
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This book concerns the chronology of Roman mythological sarcophagi. The traditional chronology assumes a peak in production during the reign of Gallienus (AD 259-268) to fade away with the reign of Constantine. This chronology has some obvious f... .... Learn More -
Roman and Medieval Carlisle: the Northen Lanes, Excavations 1978-82: Volume One: The Roman Period [Paperback]
John Zant (Author); Christine Howard-Davis (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781907686290
Published by : Oxford Archaeology
Series: Lancaster Imprints
Volume: 25
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In the mid-1970s, Carlisle City Council finalised proposals for the redevelopment of the Lanes, a densely built-up area in the north-east corner of the city’s historic core, which, at the time, was crossed by 19 narrow lanes or vennels. These were... .... Learn More -
Glass of the Roman World [Paperback]
Justine Bayley (Editor); Ian Freestone (Editor); Caroline Jackson (Editor)
£35.00ISBN: 9781789253399
Published by : Oxbow Books
Glass of the Roman World illustrates the arrival of new cultural systems, mechanisms of trade and an expanded economic base in the early 1st millennium AD which, in combination, allowed the further development of the existing glass industry. Glass... .... Learn More
