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Roman Britain : A New History.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Thames & Hudson, Limited, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (463 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780500771839
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Roman BritainDDC classification:
  • 936.104
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- About the Author -- Other Titles of Interest -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Caesar &amp -- Iron Age Britain -- 2. The Conquest of Britain: AD 43-142 -- The Vindolanda Writing Tablets -- Hadrian's Wall -- 3. Later Roman Britain -- 4. Governing Britain -- Coinage in Roman Britain -- Britannia -- Roads &amp -- Milestones -- Building Roman Roads -- Roman London -- 5. Military Installations -- The Legions -- The Auxilia -- 6. Towns in Roman Britain -- Forum &amp -- Basilica -- Public Baths -- Water Supply -- Theatres &amp -- Amphitheatres -- Roman Bath -- 7. Industry, Commerce &amp -- Production -- Pottery in Roman Britain -- 8. The Countryside &amp -- Villas -- Fishbourne -- 9. People &amp -- Places of Roman Britain -- Death &amp -- Burial -- Slavery in Roman Britain -- 10. Religion in Roman Britain -- Christianity -- Classical Temples -- Romano-Celtic Temples -- The Cult of Mithras -- 11. The Aftermath -- Late Treasure Hoards -- Chronology -- Visiting Roman Britain -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- Copyright.
Summary: Superbly illustrated throughout, this illuminating account of Britain as a Roman province includes dramatic aerial views of Roman remains, reconstruction drawings and images of Roman villas, mosaics, coins, pottery and sculpture. The text has been updated to incorporate the latest research and recent discoveries.
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Cover -- Title Page -- About the Author -- Other Titles of Interest -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Caesar &amp -- Iron Age Britain -- 2. The Conquest of Britain: AD 43-142 -- The Vindolanda Writing Tablets -- Hadrian's Wall -- 3. Later Roman Britain -- 4. Governing Britain -- Coinage in Roman Britain -- Britannia -- Roads &amp -- Milestones -- Building Roman Roads -- Roman London -- 5. Military Installations -- The Legions -- The Auxilia -- 6. Towns in Roman Britain -- Forum &amp -- Basilica -- Public Baths -- Water Supply -- Theatres &amp -- Amphitheatres -- Roman Bath -- 7. Industry, Commerce &amp -- Production -- Pottery in Roman Britain -- 8. The Countryside &amp -- Villas -- Fishbourne -- 9. People &amp -- Places of Roman Britain -- Death &amp -- Burial -- Slavery in Roman Britain -- 10. Religion in Roman Britain -- Christianity -- Classical Temples -- Romano-Celtic Temples -- The Cult of Mithras -- 11. The Aftermath -- Late Treasure Hoards -- Chronology -- Visiting Roman Britain -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- Copyright.

Superbly illustrated throughout, this illuminating account of Britain as a Roman province includes dramatic aerial views of Roman remains, reconstruction drawings and images of Roman villas, mosaics, coins, pottery and sculpture. The text has been updated to incorporate the latest research and recent discoveries.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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