|
Showing 1 - 7 of
7 matches in All Departments
When originally published in 1987, this book was hailed as a landmark in the study of the Roman World. Now back in print with a new preface by the author, it is still the most comprehensive survey of the Roman World available. Ranging from the founding of Rome in the eighth century BC, and throughout the Empire and beyond this book will continue to be an essential resource on the subject for many years to come.
The Romans occupied Britain for almost four hundred years, and their influence is still all around us - in the shape of individual monuments such as Hadrians Wall, the palace at Fishbourne and the spa complex at Bath, as well as in subtler things such as the layout and locations of ancient towns such as London, Canterbury and Colchester, and the routes of many major roads. Yet this evidence can only suggest a small proportion of the effect that the Romans had on the landscape of Britain. A Portrait of Roman Britain breaks new ground in enabling us to visualise the changes in town and countryside brought by Roman military and civilian needs. Using clear, well-documented descriptions, John Wacher answers questions such as: * were Roman towns as neat and tidy as they are often represented? * how much woodland was needed to fuel the bath houses of Roman Britain? * how much land did a Roman cavalry regiment require for its horses?^
This book examines and defines the functions of towns in Roman
Britain and applies the definition so formed to Romano-British
sites. It considers the towns' foundation, political status,
development and decline. The book illustrates where possible both
the individual characters and surroundings.
This edition of the text has been rewritten and re-illustrated to
take account of the extensive new excavations and interpretations
that have taken place since the book was first published twenty
years ago. The central section of the text covers the origin,
development, public and private buildings, fortifications,
character and demise of each of the twenty-one major towns of the
province: the provincial capital of London; the coloniae -
Colchester, Lincoln, Gloucester and York; the first civitas
capitals - Canterbury, Verulamium and Chelmsford; from client
kingdoms to civitas - Caister-by-Norwich, Chichester, Silchester
and Winchester; Flavian expansion - Cirencester, Dorchester,
Exeter, Leicester and Wroxeter; and Hadrianic stimulation -
Caerwent, Carmarthen, Brough-on-Humber and Aldborough. The
introductory chapters address the general questions of definition
and urbanization, while the concluding chapter examines the reasons
for the decay and final demise.
The Coming of Rome, first published in 1979, examines some basic
features of Roman Britain: the cities, the towns, and the monuments
of an urban culture. J.S. Wacher considers the evidence, mainly
from inscriptions, of the people who inhabited or visited Britain
during approximately the first two centuries of Roman rule. The
Roman conquest of Britain and the progressive extension of Roman
control marked a dramatic transformation of British society.
Although there was much contact between pre-Roman Britain and the
Continent, the advent of Romanisation meant incorporation into a
much larger economic system. But Britain stood on one of the most
distant frontiers of the Roman world, and the Romano-British
society which gradually evolved was thus distinctive. Profusely
illustrated throughout, The Coming of Rome will appeal to
historians and archaeologists, as well as the general reader
interested in some of the most formative centuries of Britain's
development.
The Romans occupied Britain for almost four hundred years, and
their influence is still all around us - in the shape of individual
monuments such as Hadrians Wall, the palace at Fishbourne and the
spa complex at Bath, as well as in subtler things such as the
layout and locations of ancient towns such as London, Canterbury
and Colchester, and the routes of many major roads. Yet this
evidence can only suggest a small proportion of the effect that the
Romans had on the landscape of Britain. A Portrait of Roman Britain
breaks new ground in enabling us to visualise the changes in town
and countryside brought by Roman military and civilian needs. Using
clear, well-documented descriptions, John Wacher answers questions
such as: Were Roman towns as neat and tidy as they are often
represented? How much woodland was needed to fuel the bath houses
of Roman Britain? How much land did a Roman cavalry regiment
require for its horses?
The Coming of Rome, first published in 1979, examines some basic
features of Roman Britain: the cities, the towns, and the monuments
of an urban culture. J.S. Wacher considers the evidence, mainly
from inscriptions, of the people who inhabited or visited Britain
during approximately the first two centuries of Roman rule. The
Roman conquest of Britain and the progressive extension of Roman
control marked a dramatic transformation of British society.
Although there was much contact between pre-Roman Britain and the
Continent, the advent of Romanisation meant incorporation into a
much larger economic system. But Britain stood on one of the most
distant frontiers of the Roman world, and the Romano-British
society which gradually evolved was thus distinctive. Profusely
illustrated throughout, The Coming of Rome will appeal to
historians and archaeologists, as well as the general reader
interested in some of the most formative centuries of Britain's
development.
|
You may like...
Dystopia
Megadeth
CD
(2)
R154
Discovery Miles 1 540
Barbie
Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling
Blu-ray disc
R266
Discovery Miles 2 660
|