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Article: Roman Britain: A New History.(Book review)
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- The Historian
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- September 22, 2007
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Roman Britain: A New History. By Guy de la Bedoyere. (New York, N.Y.: Thames and Hudson, 2006. Pp. 288. $39.95.)
The period of Roman occupation in Britain lasted nearly four centuries. Scholars now believe that Rome's influence on Britain began long before Claudius' conquest in AD 43 and lasted for more than a generation after the emperor Honorius recognized British independence in AD 410. Yet Britain is underrepresented in the histories and annals of imperial Rome, and few native-born Britons appear to have contributed to the high politics and cultural life of the empire. Why is it, then, that Roman Britain continues to fascinate readers (not to mention ...