Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Saxon Shore and the Maritime Coast : Frontières de l'Empire Romain : Le Litus Saxonicum et la Côte Maritime (Frontiers of the Roman Empire)

Wilmott, Tony/ Vanhoutte, Sofie/ Bridgland, Richard

Archaeopress Archaeology（2022/08発売）

Archaeopress Archaeology（2022/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 96 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781803273044
• DDC分類 936.104

Full Description

The economic and political challenges along the maritime borders of the Roman Empire were multiple. The North Sea coasts were the focus of the attention of traders within the framework of commercial exchanges, of the General Staff preparing for the conquest of Britain under Claudius, and for the defence of the coastlines from the time that their protection became required.

The design of a defensive system and the establishment of a supportive force followed a long path through five centuries, adapting to each development and changing strategy and evolving military installations. It had to face the threat of Saxon pirates, not to mention the use of the Roman fleet for political purposes as under Carausius.

Military systems are complex because they rely upon the combination of various elements, ports, fleets - thus the famous Classis Britannica - forts protecting estuaries and watch-towers. This border represents a page in military maritime history, but its coasts, in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium and France, contain archaeological sites of high heritage value that deserve a large audience.

Contents

FRONTIERS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE ;

Foreword by Raymond Brulet ;

Common cultural heritage of the Roman Empire ;

The Roman Empire ;

Frontiers and trade ;

The "Frontiers of the Roman Empire" World Heritage Site ;

The definition of a World Heritage Site ;

The task ahead ;

History and extent of frontiers ;

Rome's foreign policy ;

The location of frontiers ;

The army and frontiers ;

The purpose of frontiers ;

Soldiers and civilians ;

Military administration ;

Research on Roman frontiers ;

Inscriptions and documents ;

Survey and excavation ;

Aerial survey ;

Protection and presentation of frontiers ;

Future perspectives ;

THE SAXON SHORE AND THE MARITIME COAST ;

The Claudian invasion of Britain ;

The Classis Britannica ;

Coastal defence to the mid-3rd century ;

The impact of increasing threat in the later 3rd century ;

The developed British Shore Forts ;

Carausius and the chronology of the British forts ;

The Saxon Shore ;

4th-century fort life ;

The end ;

Afterlife