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The Roman Shore Forts - Coastal Defences of Southern Britain (Paperback)
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The Roman Shore Forts - Coastal Defences of Southern Britain (Paperback)
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The eleven forts constructed by the Romans along the British coast
between Branchester in Norfolk and Portchester in Hampshire have
traditionally been referred to as the 'Forts of the Saxon Shore'.
However, recent research suggests that these sites may have served
as military ports rather then as a coherent defensive system to
deter barbarian invaders. In this rounded study of the subject,
Andrew Pearson draws on all the latest evidence available. After
looking at the surviving monuments themselves, he describes how, in
the third century AD, they came to be built and how they fitted
into the overall Roman coastal system. He then goes on to examine
the construction process itself, calculating the demand for raw
materials, transport and manpower, and demonstrates how these
requirements could have been met. Key to Dr. Pearson's
interpretation of the primary purpose of the forts is an assessment
of the third-century coastline. The physical setting of each
monument in relation to the sea has greatly changed since the Roman
period: today only Portchester retains a situation similar to that
of ancient times. The author also examines how the forts were
occupied and the part they played in their local, regional and
provincial economies. Finally, he charts their decline and eventual
disuse in the late fourth and early fifth centuries.
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