Rome's Northern Frontier AD 70-235: Beyond Hadrian's Wall (Fortress)
by Nic Fields
Book Summary Information
Author: Nic FieldsBrand: Osprey Publishing
Illustrator: Alina Illustrazioni
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-10-10
ISBN: 1841768324
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Book Reviews of Rome's Northern Frontier AD 70-235: Beyond Hadrian's Wall (Fortress)
Book Review: Beyond Hadrian's Wall
Summary: 4 Stars
It is a well known fact that Hadrian's Wall marked the frontier of Roman rule in Britain, but what is not well known is that it was not always the most extreme point of the Roman Empire.
Nic Fields provides us with a look at the Antonine Wall, and the assorted watchtowers and fortlets that the Romans built as form of their 'Gask Ridge frontier system'.
The book starts out by describing Julius Agricola's campaigns in Northern Britain. Some recent scholarship points out that the Romans might have moved into the area long before the victory at Mons Graupius, but as that theory is still a matter of debate, the author does not mention it.
Fields then describes the Gask Ridge, its function as well as the anatomy of the Flavian forts and fortlets that covered this area. But the main emphasis is on the Antonine Wall, its construction, function and garrison.
Some nice photographs and a few pages of colour plates by Donato Spedaliere help give you a better idea of the appearance of these buildings, as they are today, and as they would have been in Roman times.
Those who study Roman Britain will find this a useful book on an often neglected subject. It would certainly act as a great short introduction to Roman Northern Britain for students and interested non-experts.
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