Coins and power in late Iron Age Britain / / John Creighton [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Creighton John <1964->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 249 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 936.1/01
• Soggetto topico: Power (Social sciences) - Great Britain - History - To 500; Coinage - Great Britain - History - To 1500; Coins, Celtic - Great Britain; Britons - Kings and rulers; Iron age - Great Britain; Coins, British
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain History To 55 B.C
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-237) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. The Middle to Late Iron Age transition -- 2. Coin and the representation of individual authority -- 3. The Southern and Eastern kingdoms -- 4. Classical imagery and ideology in Britain -- 5. The location of Britain in the Roman world -- 6. Legends and language -- 7. Dynasties and identities -- 8. Conclusion and epilogue: from Britain to Britannia -- App. A brief introduction to Iron Age coinage in Britain.
• Sommario/riassunto: Cunobelin, Shakespeare's Cymbeline, ruled much of south-east Britain in the years before Claudius' legions arrived, creating the Roman province of Britannia. But what do we know of him and his rule, and that of competing dynasties in south-east Britain? This book examines the background to these, the first individuals in British history. It explores the way in which rulers bolstered their power through the use of imagery on coins, myths, language and material culture. After the visit of Caesar in 55 and 54 BC, the shadow of Rome played a fundamental role in this process. Combining the archaeological, literary and numismatic evidence, John Creighton paints a vivid picture of how people in late Iron Age Britain reacted to the changing world around them.
• Altri titoli varianti: Coins & Power in Late Iron Age Britain
• Titolo autorizzato: Coins and power in late Iron Age Britain
• ISBN: 1-107-11951-0; 1-280-42123-1; 0-511-17561-2; 0-511-01644-1; 0-511-15607-3; 0-511-32906-7; 0-511-48958-7; 0-511-04965-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777389403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New studies in archaeology.