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Hadrian's Wall and the end of empire : the Roman frontier in the 4th and 5th centuries /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collins, Rob, 1977-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2012.
Series:Routledge studies in archaeology ; 4.
Subjects:
Great Britain > History > Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
Romans > Great Britain.
Hadrian's Wall (England)
Great Britain > History, Military > 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
England > Antiquities, Roman.
Fortification, Roman > England.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Hadrian's Wall and the frontier from construction to collapse
  • "Per lineam valli:" the limitanei of the northern frontier
  • Interpreting military transformation
  • Britons and barbarians
  • Frontiers far and wide
  • The frontier at the end of empire: decline, collapse, or transformation?
  • Appendix 1: Roman forts in northern Britain: key sites and references
  • Appendix 2: Pollen sites in the frontier
  • Appendix 3: Reconstructing the final frontier.