An Age of Tyrants: Britain and the Britons, A.D. 400-600

Author: Christopher A. Snyder
Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ
Keywords: britons, britain, tyrants
Number of Pages: 403
Published: 1998-05-01
List price: $33.95
ISBN-10: 0271017805
ISBN-13: 9780271017808

Book Description:

By the waning of Roman rule, Britain was called a "province fertile with tyrants". Christopher Snyder’s history of Britain during the two centuries after Rome’s withdrawal reveals a hybrid society of Celtic, Roman, and Christian elements and documents the transition from magisterial to monarchical power. An appendix explores the Arthur and Merlin myths. 30 illustrations.


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