The Secret History of the Roman Roads of Britain
$45.41
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
7 August 2019
Summary
There have been many books on Britain’s Roman roads, but none have considered in any depth their long-term strategic impact. Mike Bishop shows how the road network was vital not only in the Roman strategy of conquest and occupation, but influenced the course of British military history during subsequent ages.
The author starts with the pre-Roman origins of the network (many Roman roads being built over prehistoric routes) before describing how the Roman army built, developed, maintain…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526761132 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1526761130 |
| Author: | M.C. Bishop |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 7 August 2019 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
”…a good read and the author’s straightforward, nuts-and-bolts approach will appeal to many readers, not least among the numerous non-specialists who take an informed interest in Britain’s road heritage.“– “Bryn Mawr Classical Review”
About The Author
M.C. Bishop
Dr. Mike Bishop is a leading name in Roman Military archaeology. An archaeologist and archaeological illustrator by training, he is the founder of the Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies and of ROMEC (the Roman Military Equipment Conference). He is also a Visiting Lecturer in the School of Classics at St Andrews University, Scotland. His best known work is Roman Military Equipment (Oxford, 1993, revised 2005), which he co-authored with J C N Coulston. His previous work for Pen & Sword, Handbook of Roman Legionary Fortresses was published in 2012. He lives in Wiltshire.
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