Britannia

<p>This book completely re-evaluates the evidence for and the interpretation of the rule of the kings of Late Iron Age Britain: Cunobelin and Verica. </p><p>Within a few generations of their reigns after one died and the other had fled Rome’s ceremonial centres had been transformed into the magnificence of Roman towns with monumental public buildings and <em>Britannia </em>examines these kings’ long-lasting legacy in the creation of Britannia.</p><p>Among the topics considered are:</p><ul> <li>the links between Iron Age king of Britain and Rome before the Claudian conquest</li> <li>the creation of the towns of Roman Britain</li> <li>the different natures of 'Roman identity'</li> <li>the long lasting influence of the kings on the development of the province </li> <li>the widely different ways that archaeologists have read the evidence. </li> </ul><p>Examining the kings' legacy in the creation of the Roman province of Britannia the book examines the interface of two worlds and how much each owed to the other.</p>