Carlisle: A Frontier and Border City

by Mike McCarthy

Book Overview

Carlisle charts the city's emergence as an urban centre under the Romans and traces its vicissitudes over subsequent centuries until the high Middle Ages. Arguably, the most important theme that differentiates its development from many other towns is its position as a 'border' city. The characteristics of the landscape surrounding Carlisle gave it special significance as a front-line element in the defence of the Roman province of Britannia and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367872145
• ISBN13: 9780367872144
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"