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Segnalo l'uscita di un nuovo volume dedicato ai regni di Carausio e Alletto, edito quest'anno da Spink (30 £). Di seguito, la sinossi presente sul sito dell'editore:

One of the most exciting periods of Britain’s history under the Romans remains largely unknown today. Yet, at the end of third century AD, two men successively ruled the island, together with parts of the Continental coast, as emperors of Britannia for a period of ten years.  They minted their own coins, initiated Britain’s first truly integrated defence system and successfully repelled an invasion from the mighty Roman empire. This is the story of Carausius and Allectus – the rebel emperors of Britannia.They were major thorns in the side of Rome and posed a huge threat to the authority of Diocletian and Maximian. It took ten years, after Carausius first rebelled, for the Roman empire to mount a second invasion and this time it was successful. Britain rejoined the ‘Eternal Light of Rome’ and the victory was accompanied by tremendous celebrations. There was an attempt to wipe the names of Carausius and Allectus from history but enough evidence remains to piece together this extraordinary episode in the annals of Britain. The rebel emperors were recorded in a few later histories and found fame again in the 18th century. Carausius, in particular, was celebrated as a great naval hero who stood up to the might of Rome.Contemporary sources in the third century AD damned them as criminals and pirates. This book aims to set the record straight and details the remarkable achievements of Carausius and Allectus, the rebel emperors of Britannia.

240 x 152mm

244 pages

Hardback, with colour illustrations throughout

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https://spinkbooks.com/products/the-rebel-emperors-of-britannia-carausius-and-allectus-sam-moorhead-and-graham-barker

Sul sito dell'editore è ordinabile a 30£, ma con costi di spedizione piuttosto elevati (ulteriori 30£), a cui va aggiunta la dogana; è comunque reperibile su altre piattaforme con costi probabilmente minori.

 

 

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Il 12/8/2023 alle 12:53, folleperifolles dice:

 

Segnalo l'uscita di un nuovo volume dedicato ai regni di Carausio e Alletto, edito quest'anno da Spink (30 £). Di seguito, la sinossi presente sul sito dell'editore:

One of the most exciting periods of Britain’s history under the Romans remains largely unknown today. Yet, at the end of third century AD, two men successively ruled the island, together with parts of the Continental coast, as emperors of Britannia for a period of ten years.  They minted their own coins, initiated Britain’s first truly integrated defence system and successfully repelled an invasion from the mighty Roman empire. This is the story of Carausius and Allectus – the rebel emperors of Britannia.They were major thorns in the side of Rome and posed a huge threat to the authority of Diocletian and Maximian. It took ten years, after Carausius first rebelled, for the Roman empire to mount a second invasion and this time it was successful. Britain rejoined the ‘Eternal Light of Rome’ and the victory was accompanied by tremendous celebrations. There was an attempt to wipe the names of Carausius and Allectus from history but enough evidence remains to piece together this extraordinary episode in the annals of Britain. The rebel emperors were recorded in a few later histories and found fame again in the 18th century. Carausius, in particular, was celebrated as a great naval hero who stood up to the might of Rome.Contemporary sources in the third century AD damned them as criminals and pirates. This book aims to set the record straight and details the remarkable achievements of Carausius and Allectus, the rebel emperors of Britannia.

240 x 152mm

244 pages

Hardback, with colour illustrations throughout

RebelEmperorsfinalfrontcover_1024x1024@2x.thumb.webp.96e06f18164bbbeebe27e9718510f89f.webp

https://spinkbooks.com/products/the-rebel-emperors-of-britannia-carausius-and-allectus-sam-moorhead-and-graham-barker

Sul sito dell'editore è ordinabile a 30£, ma con costi di spedizione piuttosto elevati (ulteriori 30£), a cui va aggiunta la dogana; è comunque reperibile su altre piattaforme con costi probabilmente minori.

 

Grazie per la segnalazione. Lo leggerò sicuramente, anche per capire se ci sia qualcosa di nuovo rispetto all'onnicomprensivo saggio di Williams del 2004.


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@Gallienus Se hai una copia di quel saggio, potresti condividere l'indice, per favore? Anche in messaggio privato, in caso

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1 ora fa, folleperifolles dice:

@Gallienus Se hai una copia di quel saggio, potresti condividere l'indice, per favore? Anche in messaggio privato, in caso

 

Certo, appena rientro a casa provvedo.

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@Gallienus se ti fosse possibile condividere anche con me l'indice e/o il capitolo di preview... avevo contattato spink ma non mi hanno risposto, probabilmente per via del periodo di ferie.

Sto aspettando la revisione del RIC per Carausio da parte di Sam e credo che questo volume sia un po' la premessa background storico e son curioso di vedere cosa c'è di nuovo rispetto all'ottimo (anche se datato) libro di Casey!

Grazie mille!

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41 minuti fa, grigioviola dice:

@Gallienus se ti fosse possibile condividere anche con me l'indice e/o il capitolo di preview... avevo contattato spink ma non mi hanno risposto, probabilmente per via del periodo di ferie.

Sto aspettando la revisione del RIC per Carausio da parte di Sam e credo che questo volume sia un po' la premessa background storico e son curioso di vedere cosa c'è di nuovo rispetto all'ottimo (anche se datato) libro di Casey!

Grazie mille!

 

@folleperifolles eccoci! E' un ottimo volume, molto più tecnico rispetto al vecchio Casey.

 

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grazie mille!

 

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Grazie per la segnalazione, ho preso l'edizione digitale, i libri cartacei non so più dove metterli 😵


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