DISCUSSION TOPIC: ROMAN BRITAIN
Some Questions
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Possible Starting Places
Neil Faulkner, "Overview:
Roman Britain, 43-410 AD,"
BBC History.
Bettany Hughes on Roman Britain:
"Roman Voices," BBC, 2014.
"Onslaught," Episode 1, Roman Invasion Of Britain.
"Revolt," Episode 2, Roman Invasion Of Britain.
"Dominion," Episode 3, Roman Invasion Of Britain.
"Romans In Britain,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, May 1, 2003.
Roman Britain In The News
"Roman Dig Site Hailed As 'Pompeii Of The North,'" BBC News, July 21, 2014.
Roff Smith, "London
Dig Uncovers Roman-Era Skulls,"
National Geographic News, October 4, 2013.
James Owen, "120 Roman Shoes Found In U.K.," National Geographic News, October 10, 2011.
James Owen, "Iron
Age Warrior With Roman Links Found In U.K.,"
National Geographic News, August 8, 2008.
"Hadrian's Wall: Roman Power Symbol,"
BBC News, May 23, 2003.
Articles
Nigel Pollard, "Mosaics
Of Roman Britain Gallery,"
BBC History.
Mike Ibeji, "Roman
Colchester: Britain's First City,"
BBC History.
Mike Ibeji, "Vindolanda," BBC History.
Andrew Curry, "Trekking Hadrian's Wall," Smithsonian (October 2009).
Miles Russell, "Ruling Britannica," History Today, 55 (August 2005): 5-6.
Dana Huntley, "The Coming Of Rome," British Heritage, 24 (September 2003): 18-25.
David Braund, "Britain AD 1," History Today, 50 (January 2000).
Catherine Hills, "Roman Britain To Anglo-Saxon England," History Today, 40 (October 1990).
Simon Esmonde Cleary, "The End Of Roman Britain," History Today, 38 (December 1988).
Graham Webster, "The British Under Roman Rule: A Study In Colonialism," History Today, 30 (October 1980).
Video Sources
Episode 5, Invasion Of Britain, Rome: Rise And Fall Of An Empire, History Channel.
"Scotland: Rome's Final Frontier," BBC, 2013.
Bouddica's Revolt, Battlefield Britain, BBC Two: A documentary about the early British rebellion against Roman rule.
Audio Sources
"The Wall That Defined Scotland's Frontier 2,000 Years Ago To Today," Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR, August 30, 2014.
"Hadrian's
Wall," In Our
Time, BBC Radio 4, July 12, 2012.
"A
Graveyard For Roman Gladiators -- In England?,"
All Things Considered, NPR, June 7, 2010.