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List of contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1: A Living Wall
- 2: Hadrian's Wall
- Part One: Picts' Wall
- 3: Heavenfield: Christian Inspirations
- 4: Lanercost Priory: The Wall and the English Border
- 5: Ellenborough (Maryport): Recognizing Roman Civility in the border landscape
- Part Two: the Roman Wall
- 6: Castlesteads: Reviving Interest in the Wall
- 7: Newcastle and Carlisle: Reconstructing the Roman Wall
- 8: The Mithraeum at Borcovicium (Housesteads): Reasons to be Cheerful?
- 9: Wallington Hall: Native Troops on the Wall
- 10: The Clayton Wall: 'A New Era of Antiquarian Research'
- Part Three: Hadrian's Wall
- 11: The Roman Gate at Hunnum (Halton Chesters): Ethnographic Time
- 12: Birdoswald: Scientific Archaeology
- 13: Whin Sill: Defending Ancient Springs
- 14: The Gateway at South Shields: the Romanization of Tyneside
- 15: The Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail: the Inclusive Monument
- 16: Conclusions: The Archaeological Imagination
- Appendix 1: Published accounts of the Wall
- Table 1: Hadrian's Wall: A timeline
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
Richard Hingley is Professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Durham. He is author of a number of books that address the Roman Empire and Roman Britain, including works on the character of the Roman Empire and the significance of Roman models in modern society. He is Director of the Centre for Roman Culture at Durham University and was in charge of the 'Tales of the Frontier' project, a major initiative from which this book is derived.
Summary
In Hadrian's Wall: A Life, Hingley addresses the post-Roman history of Hadrian's Wall, and considers the ways in which the monument has been imagined, represented, and researched from the sixth century to the internet era. With over 100 images, it discusses the significant political, cultural, and religious role the Wall has played over the years.
