Mons Graupius Ad 83

Author : Duncan B Campbell
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781846039263
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mons Graupius AD 83 written by Duncan B Campbell and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Osprey's Campaign title for the battle at Mons Graupius (83 AD), which was a decisive conflict between Rome and Britain. In AD 77, Roman forces under Agricola marched into the northern reaches of Britain in an attempt to pacify the Caledonian tribesman. For seven years, the Romans marched and battled across what is now Scotland. Finally, in AD 83, they fought the final battle at Mons Graupius where 10,000 Caledonians were slaughtered from only 360 Roman dead. It proved the high-water mark of Roman power in Britain. Following unrest elsewhere in the empire, the north of Scotland was abandoned and Rome's forces began their long retreat. Never again would Roman arms stand on the edge of the known world.

Author : Duncan B. Campbell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mons Graupius Ad 83 written by Duncan B. Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Romans invaded Britain in AD 43 on the orders of the emperor Claudius, and throughout the remaining ten years of his reign, Roman rule was gradually imposed on the peoples of southern England. By the time Nero came to the throne in AD 54, the province of Britannia extended up to the Severn estuary in the west and the Humber in the east, having absorbed the territories of half a dozen tribes. All this time, the tribes of modern-day Wales remained defiant, but the Brigantes, who occupied a huge area in northern England, had entered into treaty relations with Rome, and no real contact had bee.

Author : Simon Forder
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144569056X
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Romans in Scotland and The Battle of Mons Graupius written by Simon Forder and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the battle at the edge of the world: did the Romans defeat 50,000 warriors and if so, where?

Author : John Withington
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075098127X
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Britain's 20 Worst Military Disasters written by John Withington and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crecy, Agincourt, Blenheim, Trafalgar, Waterloo, El Alamein – the names trip off the tongue and resound through our history. Great British military victories, often won against the odds. But what of the defeats and disasters – from our conquest by Roman armies to the fall of Singapore in 1942, described by Churchill as the 'worst disaster' in our military history. This is the story of those disasters, and the ones in between. From famous battles like Hastings and Yorktown, to those that are less well-known but had far-reaching consequences, such as Castillon. Others, like the Battle of the Medway in 1667, which were deeply shameful – 'a dishonour never to be wiped off' – but had relatively little long term impact. Sometimes, a brilliant retreat helped prevent an even greater calamity, as at Gallipoli and Dunkirk. It is an epic story following British armies and navies across the world to France, Africa, North and South America and the Far East. It is a tale of bungling, miscalculation, unpreparedness and heroism.

Author : Cornelius Tacitus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521876877
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tacitus: Agricola written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first commentary in English on the Agricola for almost half a century. Particular attention is paid to the understanding of Tacitus' Latin, but a whole range of generic, historical, textual and narrative topics is covered; it will be suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students as well as scholars.

Author : William Horsted
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472850858
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Celtic Warrior vs Roman Soldier written by William Horsted and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated study of the British tribal warriors and Roman auxiliaries who fought in three epic battles for control of Britain in the 1st century AD. Following the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43, the tribes of the west and north resisted the establishment of a 'Roman peace', led in particular by the chieftain Caratacus. Even in the south-east, resentment of Roman occupation remained, exploding into the revolt of Boudicca's Iceni in AD 60. Roman auxiliaries from two particular peoples are known to have taken part in the invasion of Britain: the Tungrians, from what is now Belgium, and the Batavians, from the delta of the River Rhine in the modern Netherlands. From the late 80s AD, units of both the Batavians and the Tungrians were garrisoned at a fort at Vindolanda in northern Britain. The so called 'Vindolanda tablets' provide an unparalleled body of material with which to reconstruct the lives of these auxiliary soldiers in Britain. Featuring full-colour maps and specially commissioned battlescene and figure artwork plates, this book examines how both the British warriors and the Roman auxiliaries experienced the decades of conflict that followed the invasion. Their recruitment, training, leadership, motivation, culture and beliefs are compared alongside an assessment of three particular battles: the final defeat of Caratacus in the hills of Wales in AD 50; the Roman assault on the island of Mona (Anglesey) in AD 60; and the battle of Mons Graupius in Scotland in AD 83.

Author : James Earle Fraser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Roman Conquest of Scotland written by James Earle Fraser and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland's crushing defeat by the Romans in 84 AD, the first recorded event in Scotland's history.

Author : Pat Southern
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198044011
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Roman Army written by Pat Southern and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a leading authority on Roman military history, this fascinating volume spans over a thousand years as it offers a memorable picture of one of the world's most noted fighting forces, paying special attention to the life of the common soldier. Southern here illuminates the Roman army's history, culture, and organization, providing fascinating details on topics such as military music, holidays, strategy, the construction of Roman fortresses and forts, the most common battle formations, and the many tools of war, from spears, bows and arrows, swords, and slingshots, to the large catapulta (which fired giant arrows and bolts) and the ballista (which hurled huge stones). Perhaps most interesting are the details Southern provides about everyday life in the Roman army, everything from the soldiers pay (they were paid three times per year, but money was deducted for such items as food, clothing, weapons, the burial club, the pension scheme, and so on) to their often brutal life--if whole units turned and ran, about one-tenth of the men concerned were chosen by lot and clubbed to death and the rest were put on barley rations instead of wheat. Moreover, soldiers who lost weapons or their shields would fight savagely to get them back or would die in the process, rather than suffer the shame that attached to throwing weapons away or running from the battle. Attractively illustrated, this book offers a fascinating look at the life of the Roman soldier, drawing on everything from Rome's rich historical and archaeological record to soldier's personal correspondence to depictions of military subjects in literature and art.

Author : Simon MacDowall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adrianopole, AD 378 written by Simon MacDowall and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Cromarty
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350015296
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book OCR Ancient History AS and A Level Component 2 written by Robert Cromarty and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook supports the specification for AS and A-Level Ancient History (first teaching September 2017). It covers the whole of Component 2, both the compulsory Period Study and the three optional Depth Studies: Period Study: The Julio-Claudian Emperors, 31 BC–AD 68 by Robert Cromarty and James Harrison Depth Study: The Breakdown of the Late Republic, 88–31 BC by Steve Matthews Depth Study: The Flavians, AD 68–96 by Robert Cromarty Depth Study: Ruling Roman Britain, AD 43–c.128 by James Harrison How did Augustus change the Roman Constitution? Why was the Roman Republic doomed to fail? How did the Flavians re-invent the Imperial image? What was life like in Roman Britain? These are the sort of questions that you are required to consider for A-Level Ancient History. This textbook guides you through the use of power and politics in the Roman Senate and Imperial court from the Late Republic into the Principate. It considers individual ambition against the need for change, and substantive action against image and deception. The ideal preparation for the final examinations, all content is presented by experts and experienced teachers in a clear and accessible narrative. Ancient literary and visual sources are described and analysed, with supporting images. Helpful student features include study questions, further reading, and boxes focusing in on key people, events and terms. Practice questions and exam guidance prepare students for assessment. A Companion Website is available at www.bloomsbury.com/anc-hist-as-a-level.