{"product_id":"hadrians-wall-creating-division-hardcover","title":"Hadrian's Wall: Creating Division - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Symonds\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDuncan Garrow\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver its venerable history, Hadrian's Wall has had an undeniable influence in shaping the British landscape, both literally and figuratively. Once thought to be a soft border, recent research has implicated it in the collapse of a farming civilisation centuries in the making, and in fuelling an insurgency characterised by violent upheaval. Examining the everyday impact of the Wall over the three centuries it was in operation, Matthew Symonds sheds new light on its underexplored human story by discussing how the evidence speaks of a hard border scything through a previously open landscape and bringing dramatic change in its wake. The Roman soldiers posted to Hadrian's Wall were overwhelmingly recruits from the empire's occupied territories, and for them the frontier could be a place of fear and magic where supernatural protection was invoked during spells of guard duty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since antiquity, the Wall has been exploited by powers craving the legitimacy that came with being accepted as the heirs of Rome: it helped forge notions of English and Scottish nationhood, and even provided a model of selfless cultural collaboration when the British Empire needed reassurance. It has also inspired creatives for centuries, appearing in a more or less recognisable guise in works ranging from Rudyard Kipling's \u003ci\u003ePuck of Pook's Hill\u003c\/i\u003e to George R. R. Martin's \u003ci\u003eA Game of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e. Combining an archaeological analysis of the monument itself and an examination of its rich legacy and contemporary relevance, this volume presents a reliable, modern perspective on the Wall.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Symonds\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally respected authority on Hadrian's Wall. He completed his doctorate on Roman fortlets and frontiers at the University of Oxford, UK, in 2008, and is now the editor of \u003ci\u003eCurrent World Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, as well as a panel tutor for the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. Matthew is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, Scotland, and Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. His publications include \u003ci\u003eProtecting the Roman Empire: Fortlets, Frontiers, and the Quest for Post-Conquest Security \u003c\/i\u003e(2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709667774527,"sku":"9781350105355","price":237.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5ce073848b04d1845c416fdc7ab4831c.webp?v=1765052264","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/hadrians-wall-creating-division-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}