Romans in Britain - Guy de la Bédoyère

Category: Documentary, History, Radio Productions
Language: English
Keywords: BBC Full Cast History Radio 4

Written by Guy de la Bédoyère
Read by Guy de la Bédoyère, Full Cast
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Dramatization

Romans in Britain
By: Guy de la Bédoyère
Narrated by: Guy de la Bédoyère
Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
Radio/TV Program
Release date: 01-10-2012
Language: English
Publisher: BBC Audio

A guided tour of Roman Britain with historian Guy de la Bédoyère, as heard on BBC Radio 4. In 55 BC, Julius Caesar invaded Britain, which was then on the edge of the known world. But he was unable to conquer it. Where Caesar failed the Emperor Claudius, in AD 43, succeeded and the mighty Roman Empire came to stretch from Cairo to Carlisle. The Romans in Britain tells the story of 400 tumultuous years under Roman rule.

A colourful and cosmopolitan people, the Romano-British created a unique corner of the ancient world by merging their own Celtic traditions with the sophistication of Roman civilization.

Presented with warmth and wit, historian and archaeologist Guy de la Bédoyère takes us on a fascinating tour through Britain which is as much an adventure in social geography as it is a lively and surprising history.

©2012 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2012 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

P.S. If you say thank you, you get another book. ;)