Books with author Guy de la Bédoyère

“Lucid and engaging . . . should take pride of place on the bookshelf of specialists and non-specialists interested in Roman Britain.” ―Minerva This illuminating account of Britain as a Roman province sets the Roman conquest and occupation of the island within the larger context of Romano-British society and how it functioned.The author first outlines events from the Iron Age period immediately preceding the conquest in AD 43 to the emperor Honorius’s advice to the Britons in 410 to fend for themselves. He then tackles the issues facing Britons after the absorption of their culture by an invading army, including the role of government and the military in the province, religion, commerce, technology, and daily life. For this revised edition, the text, illustrations, and bibliography have been updated to reflect the latest discoveries and research in recent years. The superb illustrations feature reconstruction drawings, dramatic aerial views of Roman remains, and images of Roman villas, mosaics, coins, pottery, and sculpture. 285 illustrations, 75 in color

An innovative, informative, and entertaining history of Roman Britain told through the lives of individuals in all walks of life The Britain of the Roman Occupation is, in a way, an age that is dark to us. While the main events from 55 BC to AD 410 are little disputed, and the archaeological remains of villas, forts, walls, and cities explain a great deal, we lack a clear sense of individual lives. This book is the first to infuse the story of Britannia with a beating heart, the first to describe in detail who its inhabitants were and their place in our history. A lifelong specialist in Romano-British history, Guy de la Bédoyère is the first to recover the period exclusively as a human experience. He focuses not on military campaigns and imperial politics but on individual, personal stories. Roman Britain is revealed as a place where the ambitious scramble for power and prestige, the devout seek solace and security through religion, men and women eke out existences in a provincial frontier land. De la Bédoyère introduces Fortunata the slave girl, Emeritus the frustrated centurion, the grieving father Quintus Corellius Fortis, and the brilliant metal worker Boduogenus, among numerous others. Through a wide array of records and artifacts, the author introduces the colorful cast of immigrants who arrived during the Roman era while offering an unusual glimpse of indigenous Britons, until now nearly invisible in histories of Roman Britain.

The Britain of the Roman Occupation is, in a way, an age that is dark to us. While the main events from 55 BC to AD 410 are little disputed, and the archaeological remains of villas, forts, walls, and cities explain a great deal, we lack a clear sense of individual lives. This book is the first to infuse the story of Britannia with a beating heart, the first to describe in detail who its inhabitants were and their place in our history. A lifelong specialist in Romano-British history, Guy de la Bédoyère is the first to recover the period exclusively as a human experience. He focuses not on military campaigns and imperial politics but on individual, personal stories. Roman Britain is revealed as a place where the ambitious scramble for power and prestige, the devout seek solace and security through religion, men and women eke out existences in a provincial frontier land. De la Bédoyère introduces Fortunata the slave girl, Emeritus the frustrated centurion, the grieving father Quintus Corellius Fortis, and the brilliant metal worker Boduogenus, among numerous others. Through a wide array of records and artifacts, the author introduces the colorful cast of immigrants who arrived during the Roman era while offering an unusual glimpse of indigenous Britons, until now nearly invisible in histories of Roman Britain.

An innovative, informative, and entertaining history of Roman Britain told through the lives of individuals in all walks of life The Britain of the Roman Occupation is, in a way, an age that is dark to us. While the main events from 55 BC to AD 410 are little disputed, and the archaeological remains of villas, forts, walls, and cities explain a great deal, we lack a clear sense of individual lives. This book is the first to infuse the story of Britannia with a beating heart, the first to describe in detail who its inhabitants were and their place in our history. A lifelong specialist in Romano-British history, Guy de la Bédoyère is the first to recover the period exclusively as a human experience. He focuses not on military campaigns and imperial politics but on individual, personal stories. Roman Britain is revealed as a place where the ambitious scramble for power and prestige, the devout seek solace and security through religion, men and women eke out existences in a provincial frontier land. De la Bédoyère introduces Fortunata the slave girl, Emeritus the frustrated centurion, the grieving father Quintus Corellius Fortis, and the brilliant metal worker Boduogenus, among numerous others. Through a wide array of records and artifacts, the author introduces the colorful cast of immigrants who arrived during the Roman era while offering an unusual glimpse of indigenous Britons, until now nearly invisible in histories of Roman Britain.

Roman Britain’s most notable characteristic—at least in the eyes of the Romans—was that not only was it the most remote province, but it was also the most recalcitrant. The rebels of Roman Britain came in many forms from, most famously, Boudica and Caratacus, who wanted the Romans out, to Allectus and Carausius, whose rebellions were inspired by gaining power within the empire. Weaving together archaeology and contemporary documents and literature, Guy de la Bédoyère reveals why Britain was such a hotbed of dissent under Roman rule.

Taking account of new discoveries, new research, and with added illustrative material, Guy de la Bédoyère presents the history of the development of Romano-British towns in the aftermath of the invasion of AD43 until their decline in the 3rd and 4th centuries. He discusses the conditions under which towns developed, the public buildings that were constructed, and improvements in urban housing which together allowed a thriving urban economy to flourish.

Watch extinct animals come back to life through the power of AR! The past meets the future in this amazing high-tech iExplore book about the biggest, most fascinating extinct creatures on earth. Eleven fact-filled profiles present each unique animal—when it lived, what it ate, what its size and habitat were, and other extraordinary features. Then simply open the app on your smartphone or tablet to trigger the AR action and awaken the digital magic! See a woolly mammoth grow to full size, fly a Pteranodon around your bedroom, and come face to face with the huge sea monster—and one of the largest meat eaters ever to have lived—called Predator X! Plus, you can click on the app’s NEW iExplore feature window to access complementary educational content, featuring facts, stats, quizzes, and more.This will work with the following devices:Apple devices running iOS 8 and above, including: the iPhone 5s and above, the iPad 4 and above, iPod Touch 6th Gen. or above.Android devices with both forward- and backward-facing cameras using Android 4.0 and above, and ARMv7 NEON processors.INTEL-based devices are not officially supported.

Unleash the beasts with the magic of AR! Meet some of the most ferocious animals on earth—from the safety of your own home! Just open the app on your smartphone or tablet and digital magic will bring 11 creatures right into your room, including a life-size great white shark, lion, rattlesnake, and grizzly bear. Profiles of each beast give you plenty of information, including how it hunts, what weapons and tactics it uses to defeat its prey, and where it lives. Plus, you can click on the app’s NEW iExplore feature window to access complementary educational content, featuring facts, stats, quizzes, and much more.This will work with the following devices:Apple devices running iOS 8 and above, including: the iPhone 5s and above, the iPad 4 and above, iPod Touch 6th Gen. or above.Android devices with both forward- and backward-facing cameras using Android 4.0 and above, and ARMv7 NEON processors.INTEL-based devices are not officially supported.

Are you a super spotter? Let’s see! Each of these puzzles features two stunning rainforest images to compare. They may look the same—but they’re not! You can find up to 20 differences in the colorful pictures, and the difficulty level increases from easy to medium to hard as you go along. Plus, every colorful puzzle includes an intruder that doesn’t quite fit the environment, adding an educational element to the fun.

You usually can’t see these micro monsters—but now, with iExplore AR, you can! Take a look at all the amazing tiny creatures that live all around us! These micro monsters are normally invisible to the human eye, but the digital magic in this incredible book gives you a close-up view and 11 brilliant interactive experiences. Breathtaking SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) photos show what these tiny beasts really look like, and fact-filled spreads provide background information on each one: where it's found, what it does, and how it survives on your skin, on pillows, and even in outer space! Trigger the AR action with your smartphone or tablet and awaken creepy, scary fleas, ticks, and tardigrades, all magnified hundreds of times in full 3D!Click on the app’s NEW iExplore feature window to access complementary educational content, featuring facts, stats, quizzes, and much more!

Discover snow leopards on mountain slopes, clownfish swimming among colorful coral reefs, and more on this amazing pop-up journey through five habitats. Open the fantastic pop-ups in this interactive book and they’ll whisk you away to five different habitats and introduce you to the animals that live there. Meet giant pandas, vicuñas, and pumas on the cold and snowy mountaintops; tigers, orangutans, and toucans in the warm, wet tropical rainforest; zebras, elephants, and kangaroos in the grasslands of Africa and Australia; angelfish, hammerhead sharks, and turtles swimming in magnificent coral reefs; and Pacific viperfish, narwhals, and giant tube worms in the ocean’s depths. Kids will love this fascinating, vivid, animal-filled trip around the world.

This innovative ten-volume encyclopedia set has all the age-old questions kids always ask. Perfect for younger readers, fun questions are clearly answered and fantastic illustrations and photos help explain things further. Throughout there are hilarious cartoons to keep kids hooked and some extra-ordinary facts to really entertain young minds. A first class reference resource.