Under Another Sky

from PDCRead

The Romans short stay in the UK has had a huge and long-term effect on our towns and cities, road and countryside, culture and history. Not only is a lot of their architecture and buildings still visible just under the surface there is an awful lot that is still visible and still standing all aro...

from Shrike58

Beginning as a travelogue of what can be seen of Rome's presence in Britain, over the course of the book Higgins engages in a meditation on what, if anything, Britain's Roman past really means in an era when "Little England" nationalism is again becoming a real political force. If nothing else Hi...

from gwhitehead

I was expecting a geographical and Romano-British historical journey but the first third also included a struggle through British 17th century onward romantic literature based on the Classics. The remaining two thirds of the book improve, reverting to an easier style.

from yarb

This is roughly equal parts travel narrative, history of Roman Britain, and incidental stories touching on the latter (e.g. concerning the various eccentric antiquarians, pro and am, who've been seduced by the subject over the years). Higgins and her boyfriend (whose presence is more felt than se...

from yarb

This is roughly equal parts travel narrative, history of Roman Britain, and incidental stories touching on the latter (e.g. concerning the various eccentric antiquarians, pro and am, who've been seduced by the subject over the years). Higgins and her boyfriend (whose presence is more felt than se...