Roman BritainHarvard University Press, 1983 - 72 pagini The four centuries during which the Roman presence in Britain rose, flourished, and then declined changed every aspect of life. This revised and updated edition of Roman Britain outlines with clarity and authority this critical period of history, and illustrates it fully with pictures of the surviving objects of the period, largely from the incomparable collections of the British Museum. |
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Introduction | 4 |
Britain under the Romans | 5 |
The people of Roman Britain | 13 |
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Aerial photograph Agricola ancient world Antonine Wall archaeological architecture auxiliary became Boudica Boudican revolt British Britons Bronze statuette built campaigning Camulodunum cavalry Celtic Celts centre Christian civitas classical Classicianus coins Colchester colonia conquest craftsmen cults Cunobelinus decoration deities ditches empire evidence example excavation farms Fenland forts fourth century frontier garrison Gaul goddess governor Greek Hadrian's Wall Height Iceni important Inchtuthil inscriptions Italy known land large number late-Roman legionary legionary fortress Lincoln London Mediterranean Mildenhall Treasure milecastles military Minerva Mithraism mosaic native nevertheless northern officers owners particularly Paulinus pottery probably province public buildings Queen Boudica religion Roman army Roman authorities Roman Britain Roman citizens Roman miles Roman world Romanised Romano-British Rome samian Scotland sculpture second century Settefinestre settlement Silchester silver soldiers Stanegate status stone style Tacitus temple territory Thetford Treasure tombstone tower tribal tribe troops Verulamium vessels villa Vindolanda Wales Water Newton XXth legion