Showing Hadrian's Wall by David Divine

Hadrian's Wall is the most important surviving memorial to the military power of Rome. Mr Divine's historical outline of the Wall is clear and concise. It is, as well, a history of the Roman occupation of Britain through the four centuries of its existence. Mr Divine's book is an impressive study of a Province militarily uncertain, politically unstable, and economically unviable. It is a provocative assault on traditional beliefs, and it provides not only detailed and invaluable information as to the Wall itself but a new insight into the Roman achievement. The book is beautifully illustrated with colour and black & white photographs, diagrams and a map.