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 1405156813   Pages 528 ISBN13 9781405156813 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Weight (grammes) 866 Imprint Blackwell Publishing Ltd   Published in Oxford Format Paperback   Series title Blackwell Companions to British History Publication date 14 Dec 2006   Height (mm) 244 Library of Congress DA145   Width (mm) 174 DEWEY 936.104   Spine width (mm) 29 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

List of Figures. List of Contributors. Abbreviations. Introduction (Malcolm Todd). 1. Britain and the Continent: Networks of Interaction (Barry Cunliffe). 2. Society and Polity in Late Iron Age Britain (Colin Haselgrove). 3. The Native Elite and their Funerary Practices from the First Century BC to Nero (Rosalind Niblett). 4. The Claudian Conquest and its Consequences (Malcolm Todd). 5. The Conquest of Wales (William Manning). 6. The Roman Penetration of the North in the Late First Century AD (Gordon Maxwell). 7. Soldier and Civilian in Wales (Jeffrey Davies). 8. The Northern Frontier from Trajan to Antonius Pius: Roman Builders and Native Britons (James Crow). 9. Scotland and the Northern Frontier: Second to Fourth Centuries AD (W. S. Hanson). 10. Cities and Urban Life (Michael J. Jones). 11. Gallo-British Deities and their Shrines (Miranda Aldhouse-Green). 12. Roman Religion and Roman Culture in Britain (Martin Henig). 13. The Human Population: Health and Disease (Charlotte Roberts and Margaret Cox). 14. The Family in Roman Britain (Lindsay Allason-Jones and Alexandra Croom). 16. Textiles and Dress (John Peter Wild). 17. Economic Structures (Michael Fulford). 18. Rural Settlement in Northern Britain (Richard Hingley). 19. Rural Settlement in Southern Britain: A Regional Survey (Anthony King). 20. Domestic Animals and their Uses (Annie Grant). 21. The Army in Late Roman Britain (Pat Southern). 22. Britain in the Fourth Century (Simon Esmonde Cleary). 23. The Final Phase (Ian Wood). 24. The Rediscovery of Roman Britain (Malcolm Todd). Bibliography. Index.

"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 <!--end--> "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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