Historiography

Question 1

What sources can be used within the historiography of Roman Britain

Answer 1

material sources can be used such as buildings ornamentation and art as well as ethnography such as agricola although caution should be taken with this as this is a very deliberate perspective.

Question 2

Very briefly outline the historiographical approaches to studying Roman Britain

Answer 2

Academic ancestors, evolutionary history, critical self-reflection, imperialism and disciplinary changes

Question 3

Outline the academic ancestors approach to studying Roman Britain

Answer 3

Academic ancestors include William stukeley with the collecting categorising and mapping out of Roman Britain settlements. In many ways this is an individualist approach

Question 4

Outline the evolutionary history approach to studying room in Britain

Answer 4

the evolutionary approach is a continue but sometimes ambiguous identification with Romaness. it is a sophisticated nuanced understanding. More available evidence disposed presuppositions. Sheppard Frere is an example of an historian who takes this approach.

Question 5

Outline the critical self-reflection approach to studying Roman Britain

Answer 5

The critical self-reflection approaches continued identification with Romaness. Each generation can connect with iconic images in different ways. In many ways it’s a self delusion that we are more sophisticated than we were previously

Question 6

Outline the past in the present approach to studying Roman Britain

Answer 6

this approach looks at the construction of Roman Britain in academic writing and its historical context. in this manner there are connections to popular culture

Question 7

What was Haverfields approach to studying Roman Britain

Answer 7

Harvestfield in his approach placed romanism in an imperial context. in this manner the British imperialism that was evident in his career was used as an analogy or vice versa for Roman imperialism.

Question 8

Outline the disciplinary changes in the post-war years that have affected the study of Roman Britain

Answer 8

The disciplinary changes in the post-war ultimately projected more emphasis in so the lower class civilizations. In this manner there was a shift in agency. the emphasis from military and political history changed to social and cultural history and as historians of this era did not have natural engagement with military since national service has ended that he had no experience of the military to draw on