This book examines the process of change that transformed Roman Britain into a patchwork of early medieval kingdoms. It also discusses new archaeological and historical evidence to argue against warfare and economic collapse as explanations. Instead, emphasis is placed on how elites attempted to maintain their control and power in a time of change.
This book examines the process of change that transformed Roman Britain into a patchwork of early medieval kingdoms. It also discusses new archaeological and historical evidence to argue against warfare and economic collapse as explanations. Instead, emphasis is placed on how elites attempted to maintain their control and power in a time of change.
James Gerrard is a Lecturer in Roman Archaeology at Newcastle University. He previously held a position at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research in Cambridge and worked extensively in commercial archaeology. His research focuses on the end of Roman Britain and particularly the impact of the fall of the Western Roman Empire on the use and production of material culture, and he has published widely on late Roman pottery, coins and hoarding, including the internationally significant hoard of metal vessels discovered at Drapers' Gardens in the City of London in 2007. His publications include Debating Late Antiquity in Britain AD 300-700 (with Rob Collins, 2004) and a major excavation monograph A Roman Settlement and Bathhouse at Shadwell (with A. Douglas and B. Sudds, 2011). He is a member of the Institute for Archaeologists and the Study Group for Roman Pottery, and is a Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction 2. Violence and warfare 3. Economic collapse 4. Elite display in the fourth century 5. Elite display in the fifth and sixth centuries 6. Civitates, kingdoms, estates and regions 7. The ruin of Roman Britain 8. Final thoughts Appendix A. Cemetery sites and weapon trauma Appendix B. Pottery assemblages.
1. Introduction 2. Violence and warfare 3. Economic collapse 4. Elite display in the fourth century 5. Elite display in the fifth and sixth centuries 6. Civitates, kingdoms, estates and regions 7. The ruin of Roman Britain 8. Final thoughts Appendix A. Cemetery sites and weapon trauma Appendix B. Pottery assemblages.
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309
