As the most advanced frontier construction of its time, and as definitive evidence of the Romans' time in Scotland, the Antonine Wall is an invaluable and fascinating part of this country's varied and violent history. For a generation, from about AD 140 to 160, the Antonine Wall was the rth-west frontier of the Roman Empire. Constructed by the Roman army, it ran from modern Bo'ness on the Forth to Old Kilpatrick on the Clyde and consisted of a turf rampart fronted by a wide and deep ditch. At regular intervals were forts connected by a road, while outside the fort gates clustered civil settlements. Antoninus Pius, whom the wall was named after, reigned longer than any other emperor with the exception of its founder Augustus. Yet relatively little is kwn about him. In this meticulously researched book, David Breeze examines this enigmatic life and the reasons for the construction and abandonment of his Wall.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Birlinn General
ISBN-10
1780273231
ISBN-13
9781780273235
eBay Product ID (ePID)
212191689
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Content Note
Colour Throughout
Author Biography
David Breeze prepared the bid for World Heritage Site status for the Antonine Wall and now leads the team implementing the management plan for the frontier. He was formerly Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments for Scotland. He has written books on Roman Scotland and Hadrian's Wall, as well as the Roman army. He holds honorary professorships at the universities of Durham, Edinburgh and Newcastle, and is Chairman of the International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies.
