Roman Britain

The occupation of Britain for 400 years by the Roman Empire is still the subject of much interest and continually emerging material.Roman Britainby David Shotter offers a concise introduction to this period, drawing on the wealth of recent scholarship to explain the progress of the Romans and their objectives in conquering Britain. Key topics discussed include: * The Roman conquest of Britain * The evolution of the frontier with Scotland * The infrastructure the Romans put in place * The place of religion in Roman Britain. Updated throughout to take account of recent research, this second edition includes an expanded bibliography and a number of new plates which illustrate the various aspects of the Roman occupation of Britain.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

vii

Introduction

1

(5)

1 Rome and Britain

6

(10)

2 The Roman conquest of Britain

16

(19)

3 The evolution of the frontier

35

(18)

4 Occupation and its infrastructure

53

(13)

5 'Becoming different without knowing it': economy and society in Roman Britain

66

(14)

6 Religion in Romano-British society

80

(17)

7 The later years

97

(16)

APPENDIX I DATES

113

(5)

Selective list of Romano-British dates

113

(1)

Selective list of Roman emperors

114

(2)

Selective list of Roman governors of Britain

116

(2)

APPENDIX II SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON ROMAN BRITAIN

118

(13)

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

131

(8)

INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES

139

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