Hadrian's Wall: A Study Of The North-West Frontier Of Rome
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Stretching seventy-three miles across the rugged northern reaches of Roman Britain, Hadrian's Wall stands as one of antiquity's most audacious feats of military engineering — and David Divine's authoritative study brings this ancient frontier dramatically to life. Hadrian's Wall: A Study of the North-West Frontier of Rome chronicles the Wall's conception under the Emperor Hadrian in 122 AD, presenting a rigorous account of its construction, strategic purpose, and the complex web of military, political, and cultural forces that shaped Rome's most ambitious defensive barrier. Divine reconstructs the daily lives of the garrison soldiers, the indigenous populations beyond the ramparts, and the perpetual tensions that defined the edge of an empire at its geographical limit. Divine, a distinguished military historian and journalist, brings both scholarly precision and vivid narrative energy to his subject, arguing that the Wall was far more than a defensive line — it was a bold statement of imperial ideology rendered in stone. Drawing on archaeological evidence and classical sources, he illuminates the broader Roman strategy in northern Britain and the fascinating question of why an empire that had conquered the known world ultimately chose to build a wall rather than push further north. This is essential reading for anyone captivated by the collision of civilization and wilderness, and by the enduring mystery of where — and why — great empires choose to draw their lines.
Author: David Divine
Format: Hardback
Published: 1969, Gambit Incorporated
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Stretching seventy-three miles across the rugged northern reaches of Roman Britain, Hadrian's Wall stands as one of antiquity's most audacious feats of military engineering — and David Divine's authoritative study brings this ancient frontier dramatically to life. Hadrian's Wall: A Study of the North-West Frontier of Rome chronicles the Wall's conception under the Emperor Hadrian in 122 AD, presenting a rigorous account of its construction, strategic purpose, and the complex web of military, political, and cultural forces that shaped Rome's most ambitious defensive barrier. Divine reconstructs the daily lives of the garrison soldiers, the indigenous populations beyond the ramparts, and the perpetual tensions that defined the edge of an empire at its geographical limit. Divine, a distinguished military historian and journalist, brings both scholarly precision and vivid narrative energy to his subject, arguing that the Wall was far more than a defensive line — it was a bold statement of imperial ideology rendered in stone. Drawing on archaeological evidence and classical sources, he illuminates the broader Roman strategy in northern Britain and the fascinating question of why an empire that had conquered the known world ultimately chose to build a wall rather than push further north. This is essential reading for anyone captivated by the collision of civilization and wilderness, and by the enduring mystery of where — and why — great empires choose to draw their lines.