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James Gerrard - The Ruin of Roman Britain: An Archaeological Perspective - 9781316625682 - V9781316625682
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The Ruin of Roman Britain: An Archaeological Perspective

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How did Roman Britain end? This new study draws on fresh archaeological discoveries to argue that the end of Roman Britain was not the product of either a violent cataclysm or an economic collapse. Instead, the structure of late antique society, based on the civilian ideology of paideia, was forced to change by the disappearance of the Roman state. By the fifth century elite power had shifted to the warband and the edges of their swords. In this book Dr Gerrard describes and explains that process of transformation and explores the role of the 'Anglo-Saxons' in this time of change. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
623g
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781316625682
SKU
V9781316625682
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Ref
99-1

About James Gerrard
James Gerrard is a Lecturer in Roman Archaeology at Newcastle University. He previously held a position at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research in Cambridge and worked extensively in commercial archaeology. His research focuses on the end of Roman Britain and particularly the impact of the fall of the Western Roman Empire on the use and production of material culture, ... Read more

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