Ebook: A Companion to Roman Britain

Contributors: Michael G. Jarrett, Thomas F. C. Blagg, Joan P. Alcock, John Casey, Richard Reece For centuries Britain’s Roman past has been a source of continuing fascination for ordinary people as well as for historians, antiquarians, and archaeologists. In modern times knowledge of and interest in Roman Britain have increased enormously; new discoveries of sites and objects are constantly being made, which adds to the excitement of a subject that attracts amateur as well as professional research. A new site, especially if it has mosaics, will bring hordes of people to it, and not simply out of idle curiosity; it is a genuine interest of people in their past. The aim of this book is to further that interest. In a series of six compact essays, each written by an authority in the field, it covers all the major aspects of Roman Britain from its Conquest in AD 43 to its final abandonment in the fifth century. Topics of special interest, including the Palace at Fishbourne and Hadrian’s Wall, are dealt with in a series of special two-page spreads. The 350 illustrations give a rich sample of the surviving remains — villas, towns, roads, fortifications, temples, theatres, sculptures, coins — while the reader who wishes to see more is guided by a full gazetteer and a list of museums with important Romano-British collections. In all, here is a "Companion" that will delight and stimulate the beginner and expert alike; it provides a perfect introduction to the subject, and answers the essential questions posed by anyone with an interest in Roman Britain.

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Contributors: Michael G. Jarrett, Thomas F. C. Blagg, Joan P. Alcock, John Casey, Richard Reece For centuries Britain’s Roman past has been a source of continuing fascination for ordinary people as well as for historians, antiquarians, and archaeologists. In modern times knowledge of and interest in Roman Britain have increased enormously; new discoveries of sites and objects are constantly being made, which adds to the excitement of a subject that attracts amateur as well as professional research. A new site, especially if it has mosaics, will bring hordes of people to it, and not simply out of idle curiosity; it is a genuine interest of people in their past. The aim of this book is to further that interest. In a series of six compact essays, each written by an authority in the field, it covers all the major aspects of Roman Britain from its Conquest in AD 43 to its final abandonment in the fifth century. Topics of special interest, including the Palace at Fishbourne and Hadrian’s Wall, are dealt with in a series of special two-page spreads. The 350 illustrations give a rich sample of the surviving remains — villas, towns, roads, fortifications, temples, theatres, sculptures, coins — while the reader who wishes to see more is guided by a full gazetteer and a list of museums with important Romano-British collections. In all, here is a "Companion" that will delight and stimulate the beginner and expert alike; it provides a perfect introduction to the subject, and answers the essential questions posed by anyone with an interest in Roman Britain.

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Contributors: Michael G. Jarrett, Thomas F. C. Blagg, Joan P. Alcock, John Casey, Richard Reece For centuries Britain’s Roman past has been a source of continuing fascination for ordinary people as well as for historians, antiquarians, and archaeologists. In modern times knowledge of and interest in Roman Britain have increased enormously; new discoveries of sites and objects are constantly being made, which adds to the excitement of a subject that attracts amateur as well as professional research. A new site, especially if it has mosaics, will bring hordes of people to it, and not simply out of idle curiosity; it is a genuine interest of people in their past. The aim of this book is to further that interest. In a series of six compact essays, each written by an authority in the field, it covers all the major aspects of Roman Britain from its Conquest in AD 43 to its final abandonment in the fifth century. Topics of special interest, including the Palace at Fishbourne and Hadrian’s Wall, are dealt with in a series of special two-page spreads. The 350 illustrations give a rich sample of the surviving remains — villas, towns, roads, fortifications, temples, theatres, sculptures, coins — while the reader who wishes to see more is guided by a full gazetteer and a list of museums with important Romano-British collections. In all, here is a "Companion" that will delight and stimulate the beginner and expert alike; it provides a perfect introduction to the subject, and answers the essential questions posed by anyone with an interest in Roman Britain.