An Atlas of Roman Britain 1842170678, 9781842170670

Table of contents :
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Map Acknowledgements
Photographic Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: The Physical Context
Climate
Soils and Land Use
Coastal Change
Chapter 2: Britain and the Roman Geographers
The Romans' World
Ptolemy's Geography
The Itineraries
Romano-British Place Names
Chapter 3: Britain before the Conquest
Tribal Society
Urbanization
Coinage
Material Culture
Trade
Iron Age Settlement in Wales
Iron Age Settlement in Northern Britain
Chapter 4: The Conquest and Garrisoning of Britain
Julius Caesar: The First Invasions of Britain, 55 and 54 BC
Claudius, AD 43
The Conquest Period AD 43-60
Temporary Camps
The Military Garrison
Chapter 5: The Development of the Provinces
Formation and Administration
Cultural Development
Urbanization in Roman Britain
Roman Roads and Milestones
Chapter 6: The Economy
Mining and Metallurgy
The Growth of Trade
Pottery and Other Industries
Farming
Chapter 7: The Countryside
Late Prehistoric and Early Roman Landscapes
Villas
Regional Landscapes
Chapter 8: Religion
The Classical Pantheon
African and Eastern Cults
Celtic Deities
Fertility Cults
Temples
Christianity and Paganism in Late Roman Britain
Death and Burial
Chapter 9: Devolution
Defence or Dereliction?
Continuity and Change
The Saxon Inheritors
Bibliography
Index

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Published by Oxbow Books, Oxford © Barri Jones and David Mattingly, 1990 First published by Blackwell Publishers 1990 Reprinted by Oxbow Books 2002 Reprinted 2007

ISBN 978-1-84217-067-0

1-84217-067-8

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