John F Drinkwater
Biographic Data
| ID | 1084115 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John F Drinkwater |
| GIVEN NAMES | John F |
| FAMILY NAME | Drinkwater |
| SIGNATURE | DRINKWATER J F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The ‘Saxon Shore’ Reconsidered
I propose that the usual role of the Notitia Dignitatum 's ‘Saxon Shore’ forts was, on both sides of the Channel, to control chronic, ‘everyday’ piracy and to support imperial operations. An exception occurred under Carausius and Allectus when the British forts were augmented to face likely Roman invasion. There was never any integrated cross-Channel system against concerted barbarian seaborne attack, Saxon or otherwise. The ‘Saxon Shore’ was a l…
Rome is Burning
Barrett’s new book, aimed at both an academic and general readership, is an object lesson in how ancient historians work. Every major disaster raises basic questions about its date, extent, causes, and consequences. Modern historians offer answers from archival material—state and private (media) eyewitness statements, statistics, reports, etc. Ancient historians, lacking such resources, have to look elsewhere. Hence, they must be fully interdisci…
Nero
This book portrays Nero, not as the murderous tyrant of tradition, but as a young man ever-more reluctant to fulfil his responsibilities as emperor and ever-more anxious to demonstrate his genuine skills as a sportsman and artist. This reluctance caused him to allow others to rule, and rule surprisingly well, in his name. On its own terms, the Neronian empire was in fact remarkably successful. Nero's senior ministers were many and various, but no…
The Barbarians
The Barbarians: lost civilizations." European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire, 25(6), pp. 1093–1094
Civil Wars
Un-becoming Roman
In a paper published in 2001 I referred to 'the peculiar rarity and lateness of the late antique Gallic warlord'. My aim here is to explain and extend my thinking in this respect.
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The Alamanni and Rome 213-496
Introduction 1. Prelude 2. Arrival 3. Settlement 4. Society 5. Service 6. Conflict 285-355 7. Conflict 356-361 8. Conflict 365-394 9. The Fifth Century
Service
The Alamanni fought the Roman Empire, and also served in its armies. Alamanni achieved fame as officers, the most important known being Agilo, a lynch-pin of eastern politics in the late 360s. High-ranking Alamannic recruits were probably leading nobles or former kings, since the removal of established kings would have destabilised border politics. Alamannic officers may have retained some contact with home, but most became highly Romanised. The …
Society
The Alamanni were led by regional hereditary chieftains, whom the Romans called reges, ‘kings’ and their kingdoms pagi, ‘districts’. Under the kings were optimates, ‘nobles’. An unpopular king might be challenged by his nobles, and there was probably chronic elite-rivalry that led to internal feuding and external raiding of neighbours. In order to maintain peace on the frontier, Rome may have intervened to keep allied chieftains in power: part of…
Prelude
Examination of Roman contact with western Germani, from the Cimbri in the late-2nd century BC to the Marcomanni in the late-2nd century AD, reveals that like the Alamanni to come, these posed no threat to the Empire. Always inferior in number and in economic, social, and political development, they created no permanent Germanic ‘pressure’ on the frontier. Germani raided when they could and, if left alone, would probably have expanded just a few t…
Settlement
Permanent Elbe-Germanic settlement in Alamannia developed from the later 3rd century, scattered along the upper Rhine and upper Danube, and up the Main and Neckar. Its frequent proximity to the imperial frontier suggests that it grew up under Roman sufferance. Most settlements were small, simple, and rural, and did not continue the previous Roman socio-economic order, or Roman levels of agriculture, industry, or commerce. However, there was also …
Prologue and Epilogue. The Socio-Economic Effect of Rome's Arrival in and Departure From Gaul
Our subject is 'the transformation of economic life under the Roman Empire', as part of a general consideration of 'the impact of Empire'.This paper derives from my disquiet over the use of the words 'impact' and 'transformation' in describing the socio-economic relationship between Rome and her provinces, and over too narrow a chronological delimitation of the discussion of this relationship.I deal with the first under 'Prologue' and the second,…
Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians
Rome is Burning
Barrett’s new book, aimed at both an academic and general readership, is an object lesson in how ancient historians work. Every major disaster raises basic questions about its date, extent, causes, and consequences. Modern historians offer answers from archival material—state and private (media) eyewitness statements, statistics, reports, etc. Ancient historians, lacking such resources, have to look elsewhere. Hence, they must be fully interdisci…
Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians
Prologue and Epilogue. The Socio-Economic Effect of Rome's Arrival in and Departure From Gaul
Our subject is 'the transformation of economic life under the Roman Empire', as part of a general consideration of 'the impact of Empire'.This paper derives from my disquiet over the use of the words 'impact' and 'transformation' in describing the socio-economic relationship between Rome and her provinces, and over too narrow a chronological delimitation of the discussion of this relationship.I deal with the first under 'Prologue' and the second,…
The Alamanni and Rome 213-496
Introduction 1. Prelude 2. Arrival 3. Settlement 4. Society 5. Service 6. Conflict 285-355 7. Conflict 356-361 8. Conflict 365-394 9. The Fifth Century
Service
The Alamanni fought the Roman Empire, and also served in its armies. Alamanni achieved fame as officers, the most important known being Agilo, a lynch-pin of eastern politics in the late 360s. High-ranking Alamannic recruits were probably leading nobles or former kings, since the removal of established kings would have destabilised border politics. Alamannic officers may have retained some contact with home, but most became highly Romanised. The …
Society
The Alamanni were led by regional hereditary chieftains, whom the Romans called reges, ‘kings’ and their kingdoms pagi, ‘districts’. Under the kings were optimates, ‘nobles’. An unpopular king might be challenged by his nobles, and there was probably chronic elite-rivalry that led to internal feuding and external raiding of neighbours. In order to maintain peace on the frontier, Rome may have intervened to keep allied chieftains in power: part of…
Prelude
Examination of Roman contact with western Germani, from the Cimbri in the late-2nd century BC to the Marcomanni in the late-2nd century AD, reveals that like the Alamanni to come, these posed no threat to the Empire. Always inferior in number and in economic, social, and political development, they created no permanent Germanic ‘pressure’ on the frontier. Germani raided when they could and, if left alone, would probably have expanded just a few t…
Settlement
Permanent Elbe-Germanic settlement in Alamannia developed from the later 3rd century, scattered along the upper Rhine and upper Danube, and up the Main and Neckar. Its frequent proximity to the imperial frontier suggests that it grew up under Roman sufferance. Most settlements were small, simple, and rural, and did not continue the previous Roman socio-economic order, or Roman levels of agriculture, industry, or commerce. However, there was also …
Ad
Un-becoming Roman
In a paper published in 2001 I referred to 'the peculiar rarity and lateness of the late antique Gallic warlord'. My aim here is to explain and extend my thinking in this respect.
Civil Wars
Nero
This book portrays Nero, not as the murderous tyrant of tradition, but as a young man ever-more reluctant to fulfil his responsibilities as emperor and ever-more anxious to demonstrate his genuine skills as a sportsman and artist. This reluctance caused him to allow others to rule, and rule surprisingly well, in his name. On its own terms, the Neronian empire was in fact remarkably successful. Nero's senior ministers were many and various, but no…
The Barbarians
The Barbarians: lost civilizations." European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire, 25(6), pp. 1093–1094
Rome is Burning
Barrett’s new book, aimed at both an academic and general readership, is an object lesson in how ancient historians work. Every major disaster raises basic questions about its date, extent, causes, and consequences. Modern historians offer answers from archival material—state and private (media) eyewitness statements, statistics, reports, etc. Ancient historians, lacking such resources, have to look elsewhere. Hence, they must be fully interdisci…
The ‘Saxon Shore’ Reconsidered
I propose that the usual role of the Notitia Dignitatum 's ‘Saxon Shore’ forts was, on both sides of the Channel, to control chronic, ‘everyday’ piracy and to support imperial operations. An exception occurred under Carausius and Allectus when the British forts were augmented to face likely Roman invasion. There was never any integrated cross-Channel system against concerted barbarian seaborne attack, Saxon or otherwise. The ‘Saxon Shore’ was a l…
History (13 works) · Ancient history (9 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (8 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Empire (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · History (5 works) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (4 works) · Politics (4 works)