Hadrian's Wall - Everyday Life on a Roman Frontier

The building, military use and descent into ruin of the most important Roman frontier ever built.

About the author

Patricia Southern is an acknowledged expert the history of ancient Rome. Her interest began very early, fostered by books and the wonderful epic films that they don't make any more. This obsession with the Romans has never waned, so while working full time as a librarian she studied for a BA degree in Ancient History with the external department of the University of London, and for an MPhil in Roman Frontier Studies at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, where she was Librarian of the Archaeology Department for many years. She has written many books on Roman history and contributed numerous articles on Roman history to the BBC History website and the academic Roman studies journal Britannia.

Summary

The building, military use and descent into ruin of the most important Roman frontier ever built.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Southern
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781445690759
• ISBN: 978-1-4456-9075-9
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 197 mm x 130 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 346 g
• Illustrations: 16 Plates, color
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Antike, Europäische Geschichte, altes Rom, Vorzeit, Frühgeschichte vor Christi Geburt, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear