The "civitas Batavorum" was a settlement on the northwestern frontier of the Roman Empire, and it is now the site of numerous archaeological excavations. This book offers the most up-to-date look yet at what has been discovered, using the newest archaeological techniques, about the town and its economy, its military importance, and the religious and domestic buildings it held. It will be essential reading for anyone studying the economy of the Roman provincial countryside or the details of food supply for the Roman army and town.

Bright red "terra sigillata" pots dating to the first three centuries CE can be found throughout the Western Roman provinces. The pots widespread distribution and recognizability make them key evidence in the effort to reconstruct the Roman Empire s economy and society. Drawing on recent ideas in material culture, this book asks a radically new question: what was it about the pots themselves that allowed them to travel so widely and be integrated so quickly into a range of contexts and practices? To answer this question, Astrid Van Oyen offers a fresh analysis in which objects are no longer...

This volume explores the final phase of the West Roman Empire, particularly the changing interactions between the imperial authority and external barbarian groups in the northwest frontiers of the empire during the fourth and fifth centuries. The contributions present valuable overviews of recent archaeological research combined with innovative theoretical discussions. Key topics include the movement of precious metals, trajectories of imperial power, the archaeology of migration, and material culture in relation to debates about ethnicity."