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Informationen zum Autor Dr Nic Fields started his career as a biochemist before joining the Royal Marines. Having left the Navy, he went back to University and completed a BA and PhD in Ancient History at the University of Newcastle. He was Assistant Director at the British School of Archaeology, Athens, and is now a lecturer in Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh. Donato Spedaliere studied at the Instituto Nazionale di Belle Arti in Florence. Since 1995 he has worked as a professional illustrator, and founded the company Alina Illustrazioni with his wife in 1998. Sarah Sulemsohn Spedaliere took a degree at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, lectured at the University of Florence, and completed an architecture degree in 1994. Since 1998 she has worked at Alina Ilustrazioni. They both live in Arezzo, Italy. Klappentext When the Romans first fought against Caledonii during the reign of Agricola (AD 77-84), Agricola established a frontier along the Gask Ridge. He also consolidated the Forth-Clyde isthmus, the location at which the Romans would later build the Antonine Wall from AD 138 to 143. The following 100 years saw a cycle of advance into and retreat from Scotland, until the Romans abandoned the Antonine Wall completely. This book examines the Flavian, Antonine and Severan conquests of Scotland and the fortifications along Rome's northern frontier, and it explores the archaeological remains and places them in historical context. Zusammenfassung When the Romans first fought against Caledonii during the reign of Agricola (AD 77-84)! Agricola established a frontier along the Gask Ridge. He also consolidated the Forth-Clyde isthmus! the location at which the Romans would later build the Antonine Wall from AD 138 to 143. The following 100 years saw a cycle of advance into and retreat from Scotland! until the Romans abandoned the Antonine Wall completely. This book examines the Flavian! Antonine and Severan conquests of Scotland and the fortifications along Rome's northern frontier! and it explores the archaeological remains and places them in historical context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Agricola's northern campaigns (construction of the Gask Ridge! consolidation along the Forth-Clyde! Mons Graupius); The Gask Ridge (anatomy! construction! function); The Antonine conquest and consolidation (imperial policy in Britannia! origins of the Antonine Wall); The Antonine Wall (anatomy! construction! function! garrison! success or failure?); The sites today; Further reading; Glossary; Index ...
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Dr Nic Fields started his career as a biochemist before joining the Royal Marines. Having left the military, he went back to university and completed a BA and PhD in Ancient History at the University of Newcastle. He was Assistant Director at the British School in Athens, Greece, and then a lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. Nic is now a freelance author and researcher based in south-west France.
