David J. Breeze

Broschiertes Buch

Maryport: A Roman Fort and Its Community

Beschreibung

The collection of Roman inscribed stones and sculpture, together with other Roman objects found at Maryport in Cumbria, is the oldest archaeological collection in Britain still in private hands. David Breeze places the collection in context and describes the history of research at the site.

Autor

David J. Breeze has been a trustee of the Senhouse Museum Trust since its inception in 1985 and chair of the trust since 2013. He has served as President of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society and as Chairman of the International Congress of Roman Frontier. He was Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments for Scotland from 1989 to 2005, and subsequently led the team which successfully nominated the Antonine Wall as a World Heritage Site in 2008. David has excavated on both Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall and written several books on these frontiers, on frontiers elsewhere in the Roman Empire and on the Roman army.

Produktdetails

• Archaeopress Roman Sites Series
• Verlag: Archaeopress
• Seitenzahl: 132
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 177mm x 244mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 346g
• ISBN-13: 9781784918019
• ISBN-10: 1784918016
• Artikelnr.: 52820260