Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain

This book provides a twenty-first century perspective on Roman Britain, combining current approaches with the wealth of archaeological material from the province. This volume introduces the history of research into the province and the cultural changes at the beginning and end of the Roman period. The majority of the chapters are thematic, dealing with issues relating to the people of the province, their identities and ways of life. Further chapters consider the characteristics of the province they lived in, such as the economy, and settlement patterns. This handbook reflects the new approaches being developed in Roman archaeology, and demonstrates why the study of Roman Britain has become one of the most dynamic areas of archaeology.The book will be useful for academics and students interested in Roman Britain.

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• Authors: Martin (Laurence Professor of Classical A Millett, Martin Revell Millett
• Assisted by: Martin Millett (Editor), Martin (Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology Millett (Editor), Millett Martin (Editor), Alison Moore (Editor), Alison (Freelance Academic Editor and Sessional Lecturer) Moore (Editor), Louise Revell (Editor), Louise (Associate Professor in History Revell (Editor), Revell Louise (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2016
• EAN: 9780199697731
• ISBN: 978-0-19-969773-1
• No. of pages: 944
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 250 mm x 55 mm
• Series: Oxford Handbooks; Oxford Handbooks; Print on demand
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, British & Irish history, Archaeology, Ancient World, Material Culture, Archaeology by period / region, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology