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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Side viii
... communities of NE Gaul The development of gold coin in Britain, from Gallo-Belgic A to its British regional derivatives The succession of coins leading to the SW 'Durotrigan' and NE 'Corieltauvian' coin series The alloy content of early ...
... communities of NE Gaul The development of gold coin in Britain, from Gallo-Belgic A to its British regional derivatives The succession of coins leading to the SW 'Durotrigan' and NE 'Corieltauvian' coin series The alloy content of early ...
Side 4
... Communities in Britain (CunliVe 1974) became the standard textbook, and with several revised editions still remains the clearest introduction to later prehistoric Britain. He has also excavated many of the sites which are crucial to any ...
... Communities in Britain (CunliVe 1974) became the standard textbook, and with several revised editions still remains the clearest introduction to later prehistoric Britain. He has also excavated many of the sites which are crucial to any ...
Side 11
... communities were more developed and politically evolved the closer they were to the Roman world. Nash (1981) saw nascent state-formation taking place amongst the tribes of central Gaul; here kingship gave way to new institutions which ...
... communities were more developed and politically evolved the closer they were to the Roman world. Nash (1981) saw nascent state-formation taking place amongst the tribes of central Gaul; here kingship gave way to new institutions which ...
Side 12
... Communities to which the term 'king' (rex) is applied: Eburones Suessiones Atrebates Frisia Batavi Remi Dual kingship (Ambiorix and Catuvolcus). Ambiorix complained that the people had as much power over him as he had over them ...
... Communities to which the term 'king' (rex) is applied: Eburones Suessiones Atrebates Frisia Batavi Remi Dual kingship (Ambiorix and Catuvolcus). Ambiorix complained that the people had as much power over him as he had over them ...
Side 13
... communities were necessarily organised in the same way. Kings (regnes) are mentioned in some communities but not others, and where they did exist they appear to have had varying levels of authority. Frequently Caesar just mentions the ...
... communities were necessarily organised in the same way. Kings (regnes) are mentioned in some communities but not others, and where they did exist they appear to have had varying levels of authority. Frequently Caesar just mentions the ...
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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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