The Towns of Roman Britain
By: John Wacher
Edition: Second edition / fully revised.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9781315085067; 9781138165779
Subjects: Ancient Cities and towns; History; Roman Antiquities; Romans; Villes antiques; Histoire; Romains; Classical antiquities
Description: "This edition of the text has been rewritten and re-illustrated to take account of the extensive new excavations and interpretations that have taken place since the book was first published twenty years ago. The central section of the text covers the origin, development, public and private buildings, fortifications, character and demise of each of the twenty-one major towns of the province: the provincial capital of London; the coloniae - Colchester, Lincoln, Gloucester and York; the first civitas capitals - Canterbury, Verulamium and Chelmsford; from client kingdoms to civitas - Caister-by-Norwich, Chichester, Silchester and Winchester; Flavian expansion - Cirencester, Dorchester, Exeter, Leicester and Wroxeter; and Hadrianic stimulation - Caerwent, Carmarthen, Brough-on-Humber and Aldborough. The introductory chapters address the general questions of definition and urbanization, while the concluding chapter examines the reasons for the decay and final demise."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter Introduction; title: chapter 1 What Were Towns and How Did They Develop?; title: chapter 2 What Part Did Towns Play in the Province?; title: chapter 3 Towns as Provincial Capitals; title: chapter 4 The Coloniae; title: chapter 5 The First Civitas Capitals; title: chapter 6 From Client Kingdom to Civitas; title: chapter 7 Flavian Expansion; title: chapter 8 Hadrianic Stimulation; title: chapter 9 Town-Life or Life in Towns?