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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... kingship in later Iron Age northern Europe , and how the re - emergence of gold in Britain can be tied in with other significant changes taking place in the archaeological record . Individual authority and the comitatus The core ...
... kingship in later Iron Age northern Europe , and how the re - emergence of gold in Britain can be tied in with other significant changes taking place in the archaeological record . Individual authority and the comitatus The core ...
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... kingship gave way to new institutions which restricted the power of any one individual . Amongst the Aedui we hear of the Vergobretos , an annually elected magistrate with the authority of a king , though limited in his powers by legal ...
... kingship gave way to new institutions which restricted the power of any one individual . Amongst the Aedui we hear of the Vergobretos , an annually elected magistrate with the authority of a king , though limited in his powers by legal ...
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... kingship ( Ambiorix and Catuvolcus ) . Ambiorix complained that the people had as much power over him as he had over them . Catuvolcus killed himself with poison from a yew tree in 53 BC after a failed rebellion . This has been ...
... kingship ( Ambiorix and Catuvolcus ) . Ambiorix complained that the people had as much power over him as he had over them . Catuvolcus killed himself with poison from a yew tree in 53 BC after a failed rebellion . This has been ...
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... kingship , as occurred in early Medieval Ireland . Within the context of kingship / authority , what role did wealth play ? Wealth , social status and warfare were common motifs in the classical depictions of the Gauls . A great deal of ...
... kingship , as occurred in early Medieval Ireland . Within the context of kingship / authority , what role did wealth play ? Wealth , social status and warfare were common motifs in the classical depictions of the Gauls . A great deal 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