Roman Empire and its Impact on Britain

Claire Throp

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The Roman Empire and its Impact on Britain is a fascinating account of British history from a period that begins with the invasion of the Romans on Britain in 55BC to AD410, when they finally left. The book describes how Roman settlers have influenced everyday life, from their introduction of the hypocaust system for keeping houses and baths warm through to their building of roads. It also features important figures in this period of history, including Boudicca - a key figure of rebellion from Roman rule. Find out more about her as well as Hadrian's Wall, the Vindolanda Tablets and how the Roman language has survive in the current English language in this amazing history of early British life.

Informations

• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 29 janvier 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781406291179
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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The Roman Empire and its Impact on Britain

Claire Throp

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Edited by Helen Cox-Cannons and Holly Beaumont Designed by Richard Parker Original illustrations © Capstone Global Library Limited 2015 Illustrated by Martin Sanders (Beehive Illustration) Picture research by Svetlana Zhurkin and Pam Mitsakos Production by Helen McCreath Originated by Capstone Global Library Limited Printed and bound in China by CTPS

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Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Alamy: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd, 5, 19, Jeff Morgan 14, 12, Nick Turner, 20, Prisma Archivo, 8, Tim Gainey, 17; Art Resource, N.Y.: The Trustees of the British Museum, 21, 26; Corbis: Arcaid/Jonathan Bailey, 22, Jason Hawkes, 13; Dreamstime: Chris Dorney, cover; Getty Images: UIG, 25, UIG/Environment Images, 16; Newscom: akg-images/Richard Booth, 29, World History Archive, 15; Shutterstock: antb, 14, Chris Hill, cover inset (coin), Claudio Divizia, 11, Hyena Reality, background (throughout), Karramba Production, cover (top left), back cover, Laurence Gough, 18, PLRANG, 23, Richard Semik, 28, Route66, cover inset (gold coin), SimonHS, 27, Stanislav Petrov, background (throughout), Vadim Sadovski, 6—7 (back), wk1003mike, 10; Wikipedia: Immanuel Giel, 9.

We would like to thank Dr Mark Zumbuhl of the University of Oxford for his invaluable help in the preparation of this book.

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