![]() ![]() A thoroughly researched, elegantly written history.” ![]() “A delightful, deeply informed recounting of her journeys across Britain in search of its ancient Roman past. Historians will continue to debate the Roman influence, but Higgins makes a convincing argument that Britain would be a very different place without that influence.” “ analyses are often supplemented by excellent diversions covering a variety of topics, including thehistoriography of Roman Britain, the ethic makeup of Roman legions, and the depth of Christianpenetration into the British population. “Between visits to famous places like Bath, York and Hadrian's Wall, Higgins pays lots of attention not just to the original purpose behind the leavings of this vanished empire but to the musing of the archaeologists who spent their careers digging up its shards. ![]()
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