A Portrait of Roman Britain

ISBN-13: 9780415033213 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 148 str.

John Wacher; J. S. Wacher

Opis

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.

Recenzje

"This volume makes a genuine contribution to the Routledge series on Roman Britain and to the vaster literature on this subject." - R.P. Legon, University of Baltimore

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Effect of Geology, Climate and Humanity; Chapter 2 Pre-Roman Changes to the Landscape; Chapter 3 Roman Arrival; Chapter 4 Plough and Pasture; Chapter 5 Farms and Religion in The Landscape; Chapter 6 Urban Topography and Human Sensations; Chapter 7 Mineral Extraction; Chapter 8 Change in the Roman Period; Chapter 9 Roman Survival in the Modern Landscape;

O autorze

John Wacher is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Leicester. He is a member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists and has a special interest in urbanisation in the Roman Empire. Among his many publications are The Towns of Roman Britain (Routledge 2nd edition 1997), Roman Britain (2nd edition 1998), and The Roman World (Routledge Kegan Paul 1987).