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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... period when a series of dynasties emerged to take control of much of southern Britain , John Creighton draws on historical , archaeological and numismatic evidence to examine the background to these first individuals in British history ...
... period when a series of dynasties emerged to take control of much of southern Britain , John Creighton draws on historical , archaeological and numismatic evidence to examine the background to these first individuals in British history ...
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... 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 of ...
... 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 of ...
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... period where prehistory met history , the work had to be thoroughly interdisciplinary , combining the best of archaeological , historical and numismatic research . Finally , my interest in the past has derived from wondering what it was ...
... period where prehistory met history , the work had to be thoroughly interdisciplinary , combining the best of archaeological , historical and numismatic research . Finally , my interest in the past has derived from wondering what it was ...
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... period on the gold was extremely conservative , repeating images from the past with minimal adaptation or alteration . Everyone would have been familiar with this visual lan- guage . It was open and accessible , and as we shall see it ...
... period on the gold was extremely conservative , repeating images from the past with minimal adaptation or alteration . Everyone would have been familiar with this visual lan- guage . It was open and accessible , and as we shall see it ...
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... period of one hundred years or so a far more remarkable event . It is therefore necessary to start with the MIA to paint a picture of a society which was about to change significantly , and that is the aim of this chapter . It will ...
... period of one hundred years or so a far more remarkable event . It is therefore necessary to start with the MIA to paint a picture of a society which was about to change significantly , and that is the aim of this chapter . It will ...
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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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