Roman Britain
A New History
Guy de la Bédoyère
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| ‘A model of popular history at its best’ | | – Contemporary Review |
| ‘Particularly well written in a lucid and engaging style … beautifully produced and well laid out … should take pride of place on the bookshelf of specialists and non-specialists interested in Roman Britain’ | | – Minerva |
| ‘Strikes a good balance between history and archaeology … both an enjoyable read and a good starting point for further reading and research’ | | – Oxbow Books |
Engagingly written and authoritative, this new account of Britain as a Roman province sets the Roman conquest and occupation of the island within the larger context of Romano-British society and how it functioned.
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An outline of events from the Iron Age up to the emperor Honorius’ advice to the Britons in 410 to fend for themselves is followed by the thematic text which tackles the issues facing Britons after the absorption of their culture by an invading army, including the role of government and the military, religion, commerce and technology, and day-to-day life in towns and the countryside.
The narrative is brought vividly to life from inscriptions on tombstones and buildings as well as the writings of Tacitus and Dio. Feature boxes are devoted to important topics, from the city of London and the building on Hadrian’s Wall to major discoveries such as the Vindolanda writing tablets and the treasure hoards of Mildenhall and Thetford.
Lavishly illustrated, Roman Britain includes reconstruction drawings that re-create structures from Chester’s ‘elliptical building’ to the triumphal arch at Richborough and the temple at Bath. Dramatic aerial views of remains along Hadrian’s Wall and the Saxon Shore fort of Portchester are featured, as are a host of images of villas, mosaics, coins, pottery and sculpture. The book incorporates the very latest discoveries, including the remains of a stadium recently uncovered at Colchester.
Guy de la Bédoyère co-presented Channel 4’s Big Roman Dig and has appeared on many other television programmes such as Time Team. He is the author of thirteen books on the period.
Also of interest
Chronicle of the Roman Emperors
Chronicle of the Roman Republic
The Complete Roman Army
The Sons of Caesar
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500051402 | | ISBN-13 978-0500051405 | | | | 25.4 x 17.8 cm | | Hardback | | 288pp | | 285 illustrations, 75 in colour | | First published 2006 | | | | £24.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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