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Britain and Rome: Caesar to Claudius: The Exposure of a Renaissance Fraud

Britain and Rome: Caesar to Claudius: The Exposure of a Renaissance Fraud

O'Gorman, P. J.

Hardcover

Ancient RomeGeneral Military History

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ISBN10: 1526769514
ISBN13: 9781526769510
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Published: Jun 7 2022
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.95 Width: 6.41 Depth: 9.42
Language: English
This is a bold reassessment of one of the pivotal points in British history. PJ O'Gorman analyses the sources for the period from Julius Caesar's first forays into these islands to the invasion under the Emperor Claudius and the conclusions he reaches are nothing short of radical and call into question much of the accepted narrative of Roman invasion and conquest.

The author starts by showing that Caesar's initial cross-Channel adventures were motivated not so much by seeking the glory of taming primitive savages but to gain control of an economic powerhouse. His treatment of the period leading up to the Claudian invasion and the invasion itself is even more shocking. Most significantly he argues convincingly that two of the most important Roman sources underpinning the conventional narrative are in fact Renaissance fakes and that their acceptance has distorted the interpretation of modern archaeological evidence. Meanwhile he reinstates a discounted British source. The result is a startlingly different version of Britain's early history.

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