London That Was Rome - The Imperial City Recreated By the New Archaeology

First published in 1971 The London that was Rome is both a detective story and a tale of buried treasure. With 'New Archaeology' the author has not only recovered the street plan of Roman London, but also replaced the buildings-temples, barracks, banks, treasuries and so on - which lined those streets.

Sommario

Acknowledgements Author’s Foreword Introduction 1. The Problem of London’s ‘Disappearance’ 2. The Birth of a Theory 3. The Convincing Proof – "St Botolph of Icanhoh’ 4. The Five or Six? – Londons 5. The Gods of Roman London 6. The Cult of Artemis, the Bear Goddess- London’s Patron Deity 7. Hotels, Picture Galleries, Restaurants and Baths 8. The Defences of Londinium Augusta 9. Food and Finance in Londinium 10. A Walk through Roman London Appendices Bibliography Index

Info autore

Michael Harrison

Riassunto

First published in 1971 The London that was Rome is both a detective story and a tale of buried treasure. With ‘New Archaeology’ the author has not only recovered the street plan of Roman London, but also replaced the buildings-temples, barracks, banks, treasuries and so on – which lined those streets.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Harrison
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.02.2023
• EAN: 9781032388830
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238883-0
• Pagine: 272
• Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; European History, HISTORY / General, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General