Coins and Power in Late Iron Age BritainCambridge University Press, 6. juli 2000 Cunobelin, Shakespeare's Cymbeline, ruled much of south-east Britain in the years before Claudius' legions arrived, creating the Roman province of Britannia. But what do we know of him and his rule, and that of competing dynasties in south-east Britain? This book examines the background to these, the first individuals in British history. It explores the way in which rulers bolstered their power through the use of imagery on coins, myths, language and material culture. After the visit of Caesar in 55 and 54 BC, the shadow of Rome played a fundamental role in this process. Combining the archaeological, literary and numismatic evidence, John Creighton paints a vivid picture of how people in late Iron Age Britain reacted to the changing world around them. |
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... Rome played a fundamental role in this process . The result is a vivid picture of how people in Late Iron Age Britain reacted to the changing world around them . JOHN CREIGHTON is a Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Reading ...
... Rome played a fundamental role in this process . The result is a vivid picture of how people in Late Iron Age Britain reacted to the changing world around them . JOHN CREIGHTON is a Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Reading ...
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... Roman world 6 Legends and language 7 Dynasties and identities 8 Conclusion and epilogue : from Britain to Britannia page viii X xi xii xiii xiv I 4 22 55 80 126 146 174 216 Appendix : A brief introduction to Iron Age coinage in Britain ...
... Roman world 6 Legends and language 7 Dynasties and identities 8 Conclusion and epilogue : from Britain to Britannia page viii X xi xii xiii xiv I 4 22 55 80 126 146 174 216 Appendix : A brief introduction to Iron Age coinage in Britain ...
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... Roman officials , British princes travelled to and from Rome , and even the ... world around oneself . That being the case , this book moves away from the ... world ? How did people use myths and stories to explain and legitimate the ...
... Roman officials , British princes travelled to and from Rome , and even the ... world around oneself . That being the case , this book moves away from the ... world ? How did people use myths and stories to explain and legitimate the ...
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... Roman world ; individuals freed themselves from the bonds of the Republic and fought openly for power . Marius , Sulla , Pompey , Caesar : all in their own way had the blood of the Republic on their hands . Finally , after generations ...
... Roman world ; individuals freed themselves from the bonds of the Republic and fought openly for power . Marius , Sulla , Pompey , Caesar : all in their own way had the blood of the Republic on their hands . Finally , after generations ...
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... Roman Emperor Claudius in AD 43. The story is one of the rise to power of a series of dynasties in south - east ... world of hillforts is now seen as a far more egalitarian and less hierarchical place , which makes the power shift ...
... Roman Emperor Claudius in AD 43. The story is one of the rise to power of a series of dynasties in south - east ... world of hillforts is now seen as a far more egalitarian and less hierarchical place , which makes the power shift ...
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2 Coin and the representation of individual authority | 22 |
3 The Southern and Eastern kingdoms | 55 |
4 Classical imagery and ideology in Britain | 80 |
5 The location of Britain in the Roman world | 126 |
6 Legends and language | 146 |
7 Dynasties and identities | 174 |
from Britain to Britannia | 216 |
APPENDIX A brief introduction to Iron Age coinage in Britain | 222 |
REFERENCES | 228 |
INDEX OF COIN TYPES | 238 |
GENERAL INDEX | 241 |
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