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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... evidence to examine the background to these first individuals in British history , and explores the way in which rulers bolstered their power through the use of imagery on coins , myths , language and material culture . After the visits ...
... evidence to examine the background to these first individuals in British history , and explores the way in which rulers bolstered their power through the use of imagery on coins , myths , language and material culture . After the visits ...
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... evidence . I hope I have flagged these clearly enough so that the reader will be able to clearly distinguish between the two . I hope readers will also appreciate the simple pleasure of playing around with ideas . Nonetheless I xi PREFACE.
... evidence . I hope I have flagged these clearly enough so that the reader will be able to clearly distinguish between the two . I hope readers will also appreciate the simple pleasure of playing around with ideas . Nonetheless I xi PREFACE.
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... evidence from several disciplines , but the primary focus is on the nature and interpretation of imagery , and how it was used by individuals to shape people's thoughts and deeds . Although various media are examined , it is coinage ...
... evidence from several disciplines , but the primary focus is on the nature and interpretation of imagery , and how it was used by individuals to shape people's thoughts and deeds . Although various media are examined , it is coinage ...
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... evidence into a convincing narrative of compar- able scope . So the best place to start would be to recap the way the Iron Age has generally been perceived , before moving on to question certain aspects of this reconstruction and ...
... evidence into a convincing narrative of compar- able scope . So the best place to start would be to recap the way the Iron Age has generally been perceived , before moving on to question certain aspects of this reconstruction and ...
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... evidence suggests a rise in the importance of sheep , possibly in an attempt to improve the soil with new manuring practices ; however , even the teeth of the sheep suggest that the quality of the pasture was deteriorating . Danebury ...
... evidence suggests a rise in the importance of sheep , possibly in an attempt to improve the soil with new manuring practices ; however , even the teeth of the sheep suggest that the quality of the pasture was deteriorating . Danebury ...
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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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