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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... large number of chieftains . Four ' kings ' were named for Kent alone , and only under pressure from the Roman legions did the British tribes unite together under one war leader : Cassivallaunus . Yet within one hundred years the ...
... large number of chieftains . Four ' kings ' were named for Kent alone , and only under pressure from the Roman legions did the British tribes unite together under one war leader : Cassivallaunus . Yet within one hundred years the ...
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... large number of hillforts were created and abandoned across the landscape , in what appears to have been a period of instability , until in the fourth century things seemed to settle down with the further enhancement of some of these ...
... large number of hillforts were created and abandoned across the landscape , in what appears to have been a period of instability , until in the fourth century things seemed to settle down with the further enhancement of some of these ...
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... large number of four- and six - post structures , significantly enhancing the site's storage capacity . This seems to suggest a further intensification in the productive systems , the rise in storage capacity being matched by an ...
... large number of four- and six - post structures , significantly enhancing the site's storage capacity . This seems to suggest a further intensification in the productive systems , the rise in storage capacity being matched by an ...
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... large number of cattle to invest was able to acquire a considerable surplus of consumables , which he could dispense at feasts , in this way gaining status , while at the same time he could call upon an army of followers , whenever he ...
... large number of cattle to invest was able to acquire a considerable surplus of consumables , which he could dispense at feasts , in this way gaining status , while at the same time he could call upon an army of followers , whenever he ...
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... large train of picked young warriors , which is a distinction in peace and a protection in war . And it is not only in a chief's own nation that the superior number and quality of his retainers brings him glory and renown . Neighbouring ...
... large train of picked young warriors , which is a distinction in peace and a protection in war . And it is not only in a chief's own nation that the superior number and quality of his retainers brings him glory and renown . Neighbouring ...
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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