A Companion to Roman Britain

This major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain spans the period from the first century BC to the fifth century AD. * Major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain * Brings together specialists to provide an overview of recent debates about this period * Exceptionally broad coverage, embracing political, economic, cultural and religious life * Focuses on changes in Roman Britain from the first century BC to the fifth century AD * Includes pioneering studies of the human population and animal resources of the island.

ISBN	0631218238	Pages	528
ISBN13	9780631218234 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd	Weight (grammes)	1102
Imprint	Blackwell Publishers	Published in	Oxford
Format	Hardback	Series title	Blackwell Companions to British History
Publication date	14 Dec 2006	Height (mm)	256
Library of Congress	DA145	Width (mm)	179
DEWEY	936.104	Spine width (mm)	35
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	Professional / Scholarly

	List of Figures
	List of Contributors
	Abbreviations
	Introduction by Malcolm Todd
1	Britain and the Continent: Networks of Interaction by Barry Cunliffe	1
2	Society and Polity in Late Iron Age Britain by Colin Haselgrove	12
3	The Native Elite and their Funerary Practices from the First Century B.C. to Nero by Rosalind Niblett	30
4	The Claudian Conquest and its Consequences by Malcolm Todd	42
5	The Conquest of Wales by William Manning	60
6	The Roman Penetration of the North in the Late First Century A.D. by Gordon Maxwell	75
7	Soldier and Civilian in Wales by Jeffrey Davies	91
8	The Northern Frontier of Britain from Trajan to Antoninus Pius: Roman Builders and Native Britons by James Crow	114
9	Scotland and the Northern Frontier: Second to Fourth Centuries A.D. by W. S. Hanson	136
10	Cities and Urban Life by Michael J. Jones	162
11	Gallo-British Deities and their Shrines by Miranda Aldhouse-Green	193
12	Roman Religion and Roman Culture in Britain by Martin Henig	220
13	The Human Population: Health and Disease by Charlotte Roberts and Margaret Cox	242
14	The Family in Roman Britain by Lindsay Allason-Jones	273
15	Personal Ornament by Alexandra Croom	288
16	Textiles and Dress by John Peter Wild	299
17	Economic Structures by Michael Fulford	309
18	Rural Settlement in Northern Britain by Richard Hingley	327
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"This volume is an invaluable source of current research into marginal areas not often covered by other books on Roman Britain. The essays are well written, concise and take the reader straight to the heart of the matter. This volume is an excellent addition to the existing volumes in the Blackwell Companions to British History series." Reference Reviews  "The authors are leading researchers and their individual statements all contain a wealth of information and interpretation which will make the Companion a useful resource." Britannia

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