| Author/Contributor(s): | Addis, Ferdinand |
| Publisher: | Pegasus Books |
| Date: | 1/5/2027 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Condition: | NEW |
Britain wasn't conquered in a day.
Caesar invaded twice, in 55 and 54 BC, but he didn't attempt a complete a conquest of the island. It was only when Claudius and his legions arrived in AD 43 that true colonization was possible. Forty years later, almost the whole of southern Britain was under Roman control, where it stayed until the final decline of the empire, when the weakness of the colony's defenses and the quarrels of Roman generals brought the grand experiment to an end.
Piecing together evidence from the often-propagandistic Roman literary sources—including the writings of Caesar, Tacitus, and Livy—and making brilliant use of archaeological and anthropological research, acclaimed historian Ferdinand Addis paints a vivid portrait of Roman and British life both in prehistoric times and during the first century AD. The narrative brings the violence and intrigues of British tribal life into vivid relief, but also evokes the ways in which these diverse peoples lived, their monumental burial sites, their customs, their trade with continental Europe, their military organization, and the kinds of war they practiced.
Ultimately, Conquest gives readers fresh insight into the deep history of the island that the Romans fought so hard to conquer.