Hadrian's Wall and the end of empire : the Roman frontier in the 4th and 5th centuries / / Rob Collins

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785794103321
• Autore: Collins Rob <1977-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-136-29141-5; 1-283-58665-7; 9786613899101; 0-203-11455-8; 1-136-29142-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies in archaeology ; ; 4
• Disciplina: 936.2/881
• Soggetti: Romans - Great Britain; Fortification, Roman - England; Great Britain History Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D; Hadrian's Wall (England); Great Britain History, Military 55 B.C.-449 A.D; England Antiquities, Roman
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Hadrian's Wall and the frontier from construction to collapse -- "Per lineam valli:" the limitanei of the northern frontier -- Interpreting military transformation -- Britons and barbarians -- Frontiers far and wide -- The frontier at the end of empire: decline, collapse, or transformation? -- Appendix 1: Roman forts in northern Britain: key sites and references -- Appendix 2: Pollen sites in the frontier -- Appendix 3: Reconstructing the final frontier.
• Sommario/riassunto: There is no synthetic or comprehensive treatment of any late Roman frontier in the English language to date, despite the political and economic significance of the frontiers in the late antique period. Examining Hadrian's Wall and the Roman frontier of northern England from the fourth century into the Early Medieval period, this book investigates a late frontier in transition from an imperial border zone to ; incorporation into Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, using both archaeological and documentary evidence. With an emphasis on the late Roman occupation and Roman military, it places the frontier in t