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“To quote David Mattingly in his book, it's the first book in the new Penguin history of Britain, an imperial possession. Brilliant book.”
Sentiment: Highly Recommended
Trigger: Roman Empire and control
For: Historians and students of Roman history
Key quote: “The Roman deployment was designed in part to control the spaces between the major British peoples, rather than simply occupying their heartlands.”
The host mentions 'An Imperial Possession' to highlight the Roman strategy of controlling spaces between British peoples rather than just occupying their heartlands. This book provides a brilliant analysis of how Rome applied the principle of divide and rule in its governance.