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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... worldwide and extends from the earliest hunting and gathering societies to historical archaeology. For a list of titles in the series please see the end of the book. JOHN CREIGHTON Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain Series-title.
... worldwide and extends from the earliest hunting and gathering societies to historical archaeology. For a list of titles in the series please see the end of the book. JOHN CREIGHTON Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain Series-title.
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... Early Roman Period 153 Fig . 6.3 Language choice in Paraguay 157 Fig . 6.4 The developing complexity of language on Roman and British coins 165 Fig . 6.5 A set analysis of the language on coins 168 Fig . 6.6 The contrasting distribution ...
... Early Roman Period 153 Fig . 6.3 Language choice in Paraguay 157 Fig . 6.4 The developing complexity of language on Roman and British coins 165 Fig . 6.5 A set analysis of the language on coins 168 Fig . 6.6 The contrasting distribution ...
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... Early Roman period , Greg Wolf described the Roman Empire as ' a world of cities and of friends ' . As readers of this book will discover , I certainly believe that Late Iron Age Britain cannot be under- stood without appreciating the ...
... Early Roman period , Greg Wolf described the Roman Empire as ' a world of cities and of friends ' . As readers of this book will discover , I certainly believe that Late Iron Age Britain cannot be under- stood without appreciating the ...
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... early first century AD individuals rose to prominence here , too . Certain groups buried their dead using new rituals which left lasting monuments to their memory ; some were interred with an opulence hitherto unseen in Britain ...
... early first century AD individuals rose to prominence here , too . Certain groups buried their dead using new rituals which left lasting monuments to their memory ; some were interred with an opulence hitherto unseen in Britain ...
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... early first century BC , as hillforts began to disappear in some regions , gold reappears in the archaeological record in the form of torcs and coins , and imports from the Mediterranean world reach Britain's shores . The nature of ...
... early first century BC , as hillforts began to disappear in some regions , gold reappears in the archaeological record in the form of torcs and coins , and imports from the Mediterranean world reach Britain's shores . The nature of ...
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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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Actium AE Unit Aeneas alloy amongst Antony appear archaeological arrival Arsdell artefacts Ascanius associated Augustan Augustus British coin British dynasts Britons bronze bull burial Caesar Camulodunum Caratacus Cassivellaunus celtic century BC classical Claudius coinage colour Commian dynasty Commius communities context copied cult Cunliffe Cunobelin Danebury Dobunni dominated druides Dubnovellaunus early elite Epaticcus Eppillus evidence friendly kings Gaius Gallic Gallo-Belgic GARMANOS Gaul gold gorgons Haselgrove Hayling Island head Hellenistic Heracles hillforts horse horseman individuals inscription Iron Age Britain Juba Juba II kingship large number late first century Late Iron Age later Latin linguistic Mandubracius motifs northern Europe obsides Octavian Pegasus perhaps Phase political represented RIC Aug ritual Roman world Rome sacrifice silver Silvius social south-east Britain southern Stater status story suggests symbol Tasciovanus temple Theme Tiberius Tincomarus torcs trance Treveri types Verica Verulamium Victory whilst Zanker