Название: Journey to Britannia: From the Heart of Rome to Hadrian's Wall, AD 130
Автор: Bronwen Riley
Издательство: Head of Zeus
ISBN: 1781851344
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 272
Для сайта: litgu.ru
Размер: 4,0 МБ
Язык: Английский
It is AD 130. Rome is the dazzling heart of a vast empire and Hadrian its most complex and compelling ruler. Faraway Britannia is one of the Romans' most troublesome provinces: here the sun is seldom seen and 'the atmosphere in the country is always gloomy'.
What awaits the traveller to Britannia? How will you get there? What do you need to pack? What language will you speak? How does London compare to Rome? Are there any tourist attractions? And what dangers lurk behind Hadrian's new Wall?
Combining an extensive range of Greek and Latin sources with a sound understanding of archaeology, Bronwen Riley describes an epic journey from Rome to Hadrian's Wall at Britannia's - and the empire's - northwestern frontier. In this strikingly original snapshot of Roman Britain, she brings vividly to life the smells, sounds, colours and textures of travel in the second century AD.