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Roman Gaul, first published in 1983, makes use of a wealth of
archaeological discoveries and modern methods of interpretation to
give an account of the Roman presence in Gaul, from the time of
Caesar's conquests until the Crisis of the third century. Professor
Drinkwater emphasises the changes caused in the Three Gauls and
Germany by the impact of Romanisation - urbanisation, agriculture,
trade and education - and points out the often curious ways in
which Roman influences survive in these areas to the present day.
Particular attention is paid to the evolution of the landowning
class, as well as its relationship with the artisans and traders
found in townships and cities. An assessment of the strength of
Romano-Gallic society and its economy in the tumultuous third
century AD concludes this lively and provocative coverage of an
intriguing subject. Roman Gaul will be of interest to all students
of the Roman legacy.
Roman Gaul, first published in 1983, makes use of a wealth of
archaeological discoveries and modern methods of interpretation to
give an account of the Roman presence in Gaul, from the time of
Caesar's conquests until the Crisis of the third century. Professor
Drinkwater emphasises the changes caused in the Three Gauls and
Germany by the impact of Romanisation - urbanisation, agriculture,
trade and education - and points out the often curious ways in
which Roman influences survive in these areas to the present day.
Particular attention is paid to the evolution of the landowning
class, as well as its relationship with the artisans and traders
found in townships and cities. An assessment of the strength of
Romano-Gallic society and its economy in the tumultuous third
century AD concludes this lively and provocative coverage of an
intriguing subject. Roman Gaul will be of interest to all students
of the Roman legacy.
This wide-ranging and informative survey of 'outsider' groups in
the Roman Empire will contribute greatly to our understanding of
Roman social history. Examining men such as as Viriatus,
Tacfarinus, Maternus and Bulla Felix, who were called latrones
after clashing with the imperial authorities, special attention is
given to perhaps the best-known 'bandit' of all, Spartacus, and to
those who impersonated the emperor Nero after his death. Topics
covered include: * Whom did the Romans see as bandits (latrones)? *
What did they understand as robbery (lactrocinium)? * How pressing
was the threat that the bandits posed? * How did their
contemporaries perceive the danger? We are shown that the term
latrones was not just used to refer to criminals but was
metaphorically and disparagingly applied to failed political
rebels, rivals and avengers. The word also came to represent the
'noble brigands', idealising the underdog as a means of criticising
the winning side. The author therefore presents 'the bandit' as a
literary construct rather than a social type.
When a Poet writes poetry he can scarcely fail to interest. And the
author of this posthumous volume was not only a poet but no mean
critic too. As a result, his approach to English Poetry is not a
work of merely casual interest: it is illuminating. No one could
fail to be enriched and delighted by its discriminating
enthusiasms, its happy quotations, and the no less happy
judgements, discoveries, definitions and phrases which it gives us.
The historical portion is contained in the latter half, which deals
with its subject in a discursive way from the beginnings to
Elizabethan times - where the author stopped in the middle of a
sentence. This premature ending is deepy regretted. But,
fortunately for us, the first five chapters are devoted to general
and personal observations, and are so full of references to the
intervening and modern periods that we can genuinely claim to have
here a fair impression of Drinkwater's view of the whole panorama
of English Poetry.
When a Poet writes poetry he can scarcely fail to interest. And the
author of this posthumous volume was not only a poet but no mean
critic too. As a result, his approach to English Poetry is not a
work of merely casual interest: it is illuminating. No one could
fail to be enriched and delighted by its discriminating
enthusiasms, its happy quotations, and the no less happy
judgements, discoveries, definitions and phrases which it gives us.
The historical portion is contained in the latter half, which deals
with its subject in a discursive way from the beginnings to
Elizabethan times - where the author stopped in the middle of a
sentence. This premature ending is deepy regretted. But,
fortunately for us, the first five chapters are devoted to general
and personal observations, and are so full of references to the
intervening and modern periods that we can genuinely claim to have
here a fair impression of Drinkwater's view of the whole panorama
of English Poetry.
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