| Roman Reflections: Iron Age to Viking Age in Northern Europe Contributor(s): Randsborg, Klavs (Author), Hodges, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1350001503 ISBN-13: 9781350001503 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $49.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Scandinavia - History | Ancient - Rome - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 936.8 |
| Series: Debates in Archaeology |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.50 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Roman Reflections uses a series of detailed and deeply researched case studies to explore how Roman society connected with and influenced Northern Europe during the Iron and Viking Ages. In an original way, the book brings late prehistoric Denmark - best known for its so-called 'bog bodies' - into a world dominated by textual histories, principally that of Tacitus. The studies include a new examination of the bog-bodies of the late first millennium BC, a classical archaeological puzzle: men, women and children murdered yet respected in death and adorned with items of fine clothing. A second essay challenges traditionally held ideas about the Cimbri by exploring the textual and archaeological evidence, including the startling and famous European artefact, the Gundestrup silver cauldron. The other studies comprise an archaeologically founded modernist discussion of the ethnography of Tacitus' Germania, in particular considering the character of ancient Germanic Bronze and Iron Age societies; a linguistic exploration of the Latin inheritance in northern European names and places, much of which seems to have been invented by the Romans; and an analysis of the origins of the Danes. Throughout, traditional sources and history are presented in conjunction with new archaeological observations and interpretations. In an accessible way, Roman Reflections assesses Denmark's part on a larger stage, showing how foundations were laid for its zenith in Viking times. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hodges, Richard: - Richard Hodges, OBE, is Professor and Director of the Institute of World Archaeology, University of East Anglia, UK, and Director of the Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, USA. He is the editor of the Debates in Archaeology series; and his publications include Dark Age Economics, The Anglo-Saxon Achievement, Towns and Trade in the Age of Charlemagne, Goodbye to the Vikings and (as co-author) Villa to Village, all published by Bloomsbury.Randsborg, Klavs: - Klavs Randsborg is Professor of World Archaeology at the University of Copenhagen. His research covers the Scandinavian, European and Mediterranean Neolithic, the Bronze and Iron Ages, Classical and Near Eastern Antiquity, the Roman Period, the Migration Period, the Viking Age and the Early Middle Ages as well as African archaeology and Global topics. He is a member of the permanent council of UNESCO. |