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An atlas of Roman Britain

Barri Jones and David Mattingly

(Blackwell reference)

Basil Blackwel, 1990

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Bibliography: p. [321]-332

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

How did Britain change during the five centuries of Roman rule? How did Roman geographers visualize this remote province? What was urban and rural life like for its inhabitants and how did they view their landscape? This detailed and comprehensive atlas covers all aspects of the topography and history of Roman Britain from its first invasion by the Romans to their abandoning of the province during the fifth century AD. The book is aimed at Romano-Britain enthusiasts, as well as students, teachers and specialists in history, archaeology and geography.

Table of Contents

  • Geology, landforms, climate and coastal change
  • ancient maps and itineraries
  • the Roman conquest of Britain
  • the military conquest of Britain
  • the development of the province
  • the economy of Roman Britain
  • the countryside
  • religion - the art and archaeology of worship, death and burial
  • the end of Roman Britain.

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