The Towns of Roman Britain

Buch | Softcover

482 Seiten

1997
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-17041-3 (ISBN)

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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.

John Wacher

Introduction 1. What Were Towns and How Did They Develop? 2. What Part Did Towns Play in the Province? 3. Towns as Provincial Capitals 4. The coloniae: Colchester, Lincoln, Gloucester and York 5. The first civitas capitals: Canterbury, Chelmsford and Verulamium 6. From client kingdom to civitas: Caistor-by-Norwich, Chichester, Silchester and Winchester 7. Flavian expansion: Cirencester, Dorchester, Exeter, Leicester and Wroxeter 8. Hadrianic stimulation: Caerwent, Carmarthen, Brough-on-Humber and Aldborough 9. Town-Life or Life in Towns?

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.9.1997
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Gewicht	1133 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	0-415-17041-9 / 0415170419
ISBN-13	978-0-415-17041-3 / 9780415170413
Zustand	Neuware