Romans, Celts & Germans: The German Provinces of Rome
by Maureen Carroll
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Dr Carroll's synthesis of past and recent archaeological research introduces readers to the main features of the Roman Empire in these provinces. It deals with the pre-Roman societies and their landscapes which were to be changed by the Romans after the conquests of Caesar and Augustus. The book also explores the concept of frontier and assesses the role of the German provinces as border zones of the Empire. Of particular interest is the interaction between Roman and native cultures as well show more as the ways in which ethnic and cultural identities were expressed. It also examines why Romanisation succeeded in some areas and not in others. show lessTags
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Dr. Maureen Carroll received a B.A. in Classics from Brock University, Canada, and both an M.A. and Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology from Indiana University. From 1986 to 1997 she was the director of Roman and medieval excavations in Heidelberg, Dusseldorf, and Cologne in Germany, and she excavated extensively in Cyprus, Tunisia, and Italy. Since show more 1998 she has been a Lecturer in Roman Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology and Prehistory at the University of Sheffield, England. Dr. Carroll has published widely on the archaeology of Greek and Roman gardens, and on Roman and medieval Germany show less
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- History, Nonfiction, Anthropology
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- 936.302 — History & geography History of ancient world (to ca. 499) Europe north and west of Italian Peninsula to ca. 499 Germanic regions to 481 and Pannonia
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- DD53 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Germany History of Germany Antiquities. Social life and customs. Ethnography
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