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"Anyone picking up this book will want to buy it, and they will find a text which is well written, scholarly without sacrifice of readability, and taking account of the latest work and thought on the wall."--Archaeological Journal. Here is the most complete account yet of Hadrian's Wall, with descriptions of its military and political functions; details of its engineering and construction, and a complete look at the way of life enjoyed and endured by both the soldiers and civilians who dwelt near it. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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"But what was Hadrian's intentions? Apart from these practical considerations - those of border control, of separation of the Brigantes from their disruptive neighbours, of a measure of preclusive security - what other motives were there? For if the Wall was built actually to mark the limit of Rome's empire, to signify the extent to which Rome could hope to control the peoples under its sway, then this is a momentous event indeed. Up until this point, Roman armies had been specialists in expansion, and had excelled at taking the fight to the enemy.... [T]he general exercise of the army's powers had been to suggest that its potential was unlimited....
"Is Hadrian's Wall, therefore, the first sign of a realisation in the imperial councils that Rome's power was limited? Far from being a great and grandiose achievement, is it a sign of defeat, of incipient entrenchment, a reversal of the aggressive mentality into one which was defensive and watchful?
"This attitude was later to manifest itself in the construction of massive walls round forts and towns, including Rome itself. But if acceptance of Rome's limitations was the theme which underlies the construction of Hadrian's wall, the chosen mode of displaying the fact is in itself an impressive one. The construction of a massive barrier running 80 miles (117 km) from sea to sea to separate Roman from barbarian is hardly an overt sign of absolute defeat." pg. 65