Beyond the Inhabited World; Roman Britain (The Mirror of Britain Series)

Andre Deutsch, London, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic & Illustrations. acknowledgements, practice and introduction by author, bibliography and index. Pale blue coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs and the occasional colour photographs and a very occasional black-and-white illustrations. Blue coloured boards with silver titles to the backstrip. Colour photographic dustwrapper blue and white colour titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black And white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. "From 55 B.C. to 410 A.D. a large area of Britain was part of the great Roman Empire, a well governed enclave, constantly under pressure from neighbouring hostile tribes and pirate raids. the comparative ease with which the Romans establish themselves caused Tacitus to accuse the British mockingly of being caned with novelties which they called civilisation, rights which were really a form of enslavement – novelties such as roads, public baths, amphitheatres and central heating. Anthony Thwaite uses surviving examples of Roman civilisation and passages from contemporary writers to give a picture of the impact the coming of the Romans made on Britain, when for four hundred years the country took on a character completely different from the preceding and succeeding ages." – from the front fold over panel blurb. Part of The Mirror of Britain Series. the book was price clipped by the publisher who has put a new price sticker on the fold over flat. Otherwise, apart from slight rubbing of the bottom of the spine of the dustjacket there is no damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (11), 12-123, (3) pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic & Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Britain/UK; Ancient (BC); Archaeology. ISBN: 0233967907. ISBN/EAN: 9780233967905. Inventory No: 0242743. . 9780233967905