There have been many books on Britain's Roman roads, but none have
considered in any depth their long-term strategic impact. Mike
Bishop shows how the road network was vital not only in the Roman
strategy of conquest and occupation, but influenced the course of
British military history during subsequent ages. The author starts
with the pre-Roman origins of the network (many Roman roads being
built over prehistoric routes) before describing how the Roman army
built, developed, maintained and used it. Then, uniquely, he moves
on to the post-Roman history of the roads. He shows how they were
crucial to medieval military history (try to find a medieval battle
that is not near one) and the governance of the realm, fixing the
itinerary of the royal progresses. Their legacy is still clear in
the building of 18th century military roads and even in the
development of the modern road network. Why have some parts of the
network remained in use throughout? The text is supported with
clear maps and photographs. Most books on Roman roads are concerned
with cataloguing or tracing them, or just dealing with aspects like
surveying. This one makes them part of military landscape
archaeology.
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