Roman Britain
Reference code
WAL/03
Title
Roman Britain
Date
undated, first half 20th century
Level of description
Series
Scope and content
Notes and illustrations relating to Roman Britain, including sketches and photos of archaeological findings, maps, ground plans and structures. Some of the findings include busts of emperors, amphora, religious icons such as the sphinx. There are also maps including one of Britain from 150 CE and maps of Roman London and its surrounding features.
Notes on the discovery of Britain and various involvements from numerous emperors are included, as well as notes on the peoples who inhabited Roman Britain, their language, notable visitors from before the Romans, including Pytheas of the Phocaean colony of Massalia.
There are extensive writings on Julius Caesar and his involvement in Britain, taken from various works contemporary to him. These are assisted by the works of Cicero, which again denotes Caesar’s travels to Britain. Works and descriptions from Strabo, Livy the Younger and extensive writings on Tacitus are present, detailing the events of Roman Britain at different times and events in the Roman Empire’s history. These writings are heavily weighted towards the Roman Emperors of the Flavian dynasty but continue after their dynasty had ended.
Many of these writings are taken from philosophers and writers of the time, or just after the time they are writing about. Ptolemy’s writings on Britain are referenced heavily, as well as writings all the way up to and including the Roman retreat from Britain in 453 CE. Many more writings from Britain are included to detail their effects on the Roman world from architecture to politics to culture.
Lists of Roman Emperors to have been recorded by the Britons are also present, some of which are not officially emperor but were proclaimed in Britain.
A detailed map of the Western Roman Empire is included as well as sketches of ground plans of buildings from Port Lympne, as well as stones from Carnarvon castle which details the Emperor Septimus Severus.
Notes on the discovery of Britain and various involvements from numerous emperors are included, as well as notes on the peoples who inhabited Roman Britain, their language, notable visitors from before the Romans, including Pytheas of the Phocaean colony of Massalia.
There are extensive writings on Julius Caesar and his involvement in Britain, taken from various works contemporary to him. These are assisted by the works of Cicero, which again denotes Caesar’s travels to Britain. Works and descriptions from Strabo, Livy the Younger and extensive writings on Tacitus are present, detailing the events of Roman Britain at different times and events in the Roman Empire’s history. These writings are heavily weighted towards the Roman Emperors of the Flavian dynasty but continue after their dynasty had ended.
Many of these writings are taken from philosophers and writers of the time, or just after the time they are writing about. Ptolemy’s writings on Britain are referenced heavily, as well as writings all the way up to and including the Roman retreat from Britain in 453 CE. Many more writings from Britain are included to detail their effects on the Roman world from architecture to politics to culture.
Lists of Roman Emperors to have been recorded by the Britons are also present, some of which are not officially emperor but were proclaimed in Britain.
A detailed map of the Western Roman Empire is included as well as sketches of ground plans of buildings from Port Lympne, as well as stones from Carnarvon castle which details the Emperor Septimus Severus.
Creator
Wall, James Charles (d 1943), antiquary
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/955/3