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Hadrian's Wall and the End of Empire: The Roman Frontier in the 4th and 5th Centuries book cover

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Hadrian's Wall and the End of Empire The Roman Frontier in the 4th and 5th Centuries

By Rob Collins Copyright 2012
232 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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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... Read more

@contents:Introduction 1. Hadrian’s Wall and the Frontier from Construction to Collapse 2. The Limitanei 3. "Per Lineam Valli" 4. Britons and Barbarians 5. Interpreting Military Transformation 6. The Fifth Century and After 7. The Frontier at the End of Empire: Decline, Collapse, or Transformation? Conclusion

Biography

Rob Collins is Lecturer in Archaeology at Newcastle University and Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme at the Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle University and Durham County Council. He is editor of Debating Late Antiquity in Britain, AD 300-700 (with J. Gerrard, 2004) and Finds from the Frontier: Material Culture in the 4th and 5th Centuries (with L. Allason-Jones, 2009).

‘Robert Collins is one of the leading authorities on Hadrian’s Wall in the fourth and fifth centuries. His analysis of the Wall and its communities during this time of transformation is essential reading for students of the Empire’s frontiers.’ – Ian Haynes, Newcastle University, UK

 

"...a thought provoking and scholarly study..." - Current Archaeology

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