What happened to Roman soldiers in Britain during the decline of
the empire in the 4th and 5th centuries? Did they withdraw, defect,
or go native? More than a question of military history, this is the
starting point for Andrew Gardner's incisive exploration of social
identity in Roman Britain, in the Roman Empire, and in ancient
society. Drawing on the sociological theories of Anthony Giddens
and others, Gardner shapes an approach that focuses on the central
role of practice in the creation and maintenance of
identities-nationalist, gendered, class, and ethnic. This theory is
then tested against the material remains of Roman soldiers in
Britain to show how patterning of stratigraphy, architecture, and
artifacts supports his theoretical construct. The result is a
retelling of the story of late Roman Britain sharply at odds with
the traditional text-driven histories and a theory of human action
that offers much to current debates across the social sciences.
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