British Celtic Warrior vs Roman Soldier - Britannia AD 43-105

An illustrated study of the British tribal warriors and Roman auxiliaries who fought in three epic battles for control of Britain in the 1st century AD. Following the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43, the tribes of the west and north resisted the establishment of a ''Roman peace'', led in particular by the chieftain Caratacus. Even in the south-east, resentment of Roman occupation remained, exploding into the revolt of Boudicca''s Iceni in AD 60. Roman auxiliaries from two particular peoples are known to have taken part in the invasion of Britain: the Tungrians, from what is now Belgium, and the Batavians, from the delta of the River Rhine in the modern Netherlands. From the late 80s AD, units of both the Batavians and the Tungrians were garrisoned at a fort at Vindolanda in northern Britain. The so called ''Vindolanda tablets'' provide an unparalleled body of material with which to reconstruct the lives of these auxiliary soldiers in Britain.Featuring full-colour maps and specially commissioned battlescene and figure artwork plates, this book examines how both the British warriors and the Roman auxiliaries experienced the decades of conflict that followed the invasion. Their recruitment, training, leadership, motivation, culture and beliefs are compared alongside an assessment of three particular battles: the final defeat of Caratacus in the hills of Wales in AD 50; the Roman assault on the island of Mona (Anglesey) in AD 61; and the battle of Mons Graupius in Scotland in AD 83.>

Product details

• Authors: Adam Hook, William Horsted
• Assisted by: Adam Hook (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781472850898
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-5089-8
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 248 mm x 9 mm
• Series: Combat
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Ancient Rome, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Battles & campaigns, BCE to c 500 CE, European history: the Romans, Ancient warfare, Specific battles, c 43 BCE to c 410 CE (period of Roman Britain / Britannia), Invasion, conquest and occupation, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General