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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... means by which the power of the elite was maintained . If agrarian products were concentrated in the fort , through the mechanisms of tribute and clientage obligation it would have been necessary to recycle the surplus in a manner which ...
... means by which the power of the elite was maintained . If agrarian products were concentrated in the fort , through the mechanisms of tribute and clientage obligation it would have been necessary to recycle the surplus in a manner which ...
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... means of establishing and maintaining prowess . The symbols of that system - the hillforts - could then be abandoned and the function of redistribution could be transferred to more convenient locations on route nodes where major land ...
... means of establishing and maintaining prowess . The symbols of that system - the hillforts - could then be abandoned and the function of redistribution could be transferred to more convenient locations on route nodes where major land ...
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... means clear cut . Another issue which has been questioned is the interpretation of the defences of hillforts as indicative of a ' warrior society ' . Whilst the role of display and status has never been in much doubt surrounding these ...
... means clear cut . Another issue which has been questioned is the interpretation of the defences of hillforts as indicative of a ' warrior society ' . Whilst the role of display and status has never been in much doubt surrounding these ...
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... means a fixed , permanent institution , and that political evolution is very historically contingent , and so assumptions about linear evolution should be avoided . With the above in mind we should now turn our attention to the ...
... means a fixed , permanent institution , and that political evolution is very historically contingent , and so assumptions about linear evolution should be avoided . With the above in mind we should now turn our attention to 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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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