num_pages: 608
description: The centuries under which Britain was under Roman occupation have always had a contradictory reputation. Generations of British readers were brought up to approve of the Roman Empire as the model for their own empire, but equally it was embarrassingly clear that within the Roman Empire Britain itself was merely an unattractive exploitation colony. David Mattingly's major new book draws on a wealth of new research to recreate brilliantly this colonial Britain: a rebellious, disadvantaged place needing heavy garrisoning and highly vulnerable to political change in Rome. The result puts the whole great story in a new and fascinating light.
language: English
title: An Imperial Possession: Britain in the Roman Empire
titlecomplete: An Imperial Possession: Britain in the Roman Empire (Allen Lane History)
genres: Classics, History, British Literature, Ancient, European History, Roman Britain, World History, Ancient History, Nonfiction, Archaeology
ratings_count: 256
series: Penguin History of Britain
publisher: Allen Lane