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Informationen zum Autor Peter Salway, formerly a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and subsequently of All Souls College, Oxford, is an Emeritus Professor of the Open University and Chairman of the Oxford Archaeological Unit. Roman Britain (Vol. I of the Oxford History of England, hbk 1981, pbk 1984). He was a contributor to K.O. Morgan (ed.): The Oxford Illustrated History of Great Britain (hbk 1984, pbk 1986), C. Haigh (ed.): The Cambridge Historical Encyclopaedia of Great Britain and Ireland (CUP, 1985), and B. Ford (ed.): The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain (CUP, 1988). He has also written reviews for the TLS and the THES, and has appeared in television and radio broadcasts. Klappentext From the invasions of Julius Caesar to the unexpected end of Roman rule in the early fifth century AD and the subsequent collapse of society in Britain, this is the most authoritative and comprehensive account of Roman Britain ever published for the general reader. Peter Salway's book takes into account the latest research, including exciting discoveries of recent years, and will be welcomed by anyone interested in the history of Roman Britain. Zusammenfassung From the invasions of Julius Caesar to the unexpected end of Roman rule in the early fifth century AD and the subsequent collapse of society in Britain, this is an account of Roman Britain. Inhaltsverzeichnis I: The First Roman Contacts II: The Roman Conquest III: Imperial Crisis and Recovery IV: The End of Roman Britain V: Britain Under Roman Rule Further Reading List of Roman Emperors Index
