Roman Historical Sources' reliablity- STRABO 0.0 / 5 ? Ancient HistoryRoman BritainASOCR Created by: thebookwurmCreated on: 22-05-16 21:29 Works called...? Strabo's Geography. 1 of 9 Written when...? 20 AD - only useful for Caesar's Invasions. 2 of 9 Strabo was a...? Greek geographer. 3 of 9 In regards to Britain he isn't...? All that reliable. 4 of 9 Gained most information from...? Merchants and exiles. 5 of 9 Wrote to...? Reflect / justify Augustus' and Tiberius' lack of invasion. 6 of 9 Therefore presents Britain as...? Much more friendly to Rome than it was (Dio Cassius: Augustus wanted to invade as British wouldn't pay tribute). 7 of 9 He calls the Briton's economy...? Backward- but contradicted by archeological evidence... 8 of 9 This evidence includes...? Welwyn Burial hoard; Snettisham hoard (inc. gold Torc); Battersea shield; Thames Spear; gold finds from Norfolk. 9 of 9
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