The Ruin of Roman Britain: An Archaeological Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781316625682 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 366 str.

James Gerrard

Opis

This book employs new archaeological and historical evidence to explain how and why Roman Britain became Anglo-Saxon England.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Violence and warfare; 3. Economic collapse; 4. Elite display in the fourth century; 5. Elite display in the fifth and sixth centuries; 6. Civitates, kingdoms, estates and regions; 7. The ruin of Roman Britain; 8. Final thoughts; Appendix A. Cemetery sites and weapon trauma; Appendix B. Pottery assemblages.