TY - BOOK ID - 3488353 TI - Roman reflections : iron age to Viking age in northern Europe AU - Randsborg, Klavs AU - Bloomsbury Academic PY - 2015 VL - *12 SN - 9781472579539 PB - London [etc.] Bloomsbury Academic DB - UniCat KW - HISTORY / Ancient / Rome. KW - HISTORY / Europe / General. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology. KW - Romans KW - Iron age KW - Vikings KW - Bog bodies KW - Cimbri (Germanic people) KW - Social archaeology KW - History. KW - Histoire KW - Tacitus, Cornelius. KW - Europe, Northern KW - Denmark KW - Europe KW - Europe septentrionale KW - Danemark KW - Antiquities. KW - Civilization KW - Roman influences KW - Antiquités KW - Civilisation KW - Influence romaine KW - Romains KW - Age du fer KW - Hommes des tourbières KW - Cimbres KW - Archéologie sociale KW - Hommes des tourbières KW - Archéologie sociale KW - Antiquités UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3488353 AB - "Roman Reflections uses a series of detailed and deeply researched case studies to explore how Roman society connected with and influenced Northern Europe during the Iron and Viking Ages. In an original way, the book brings late prehistoric Denmark--best known for its so-called 'bog bodies'--into a world dominated by textual histories, principally that of Tacitus. The studies include a new examination of the bog-bodies of the late first millennium BC, a classical archaeological puzzle: men, women and children murdered yet respected in death and adorned with items of fine clothing. A second essay challenges traditionally held ideas about the Cimbri by exploring the textual and archaeological evidence, including the startling and famous European artefact, the Gundestrup silver cauldron. The other studies comprise an archaeologically founded modernist discussion of the ethnography of Tacitus' Germania, in particular considering the character of ancient Germanic Bronze and Iron Age societies; a linguistic exploration of the Latin inheritance in Northern European names and places, much of which seems to have been invented by the Romans; and an analysis of the origins of the Danes. Throughout, traditional sources and history are presented in conjunction with new archaeological observations and interpretations. In an accessible way, Roman Reflections assesses Denmark's part on a larger stage, showing how foundations were laid for its zenith in Viking times"-- ER -