Town and Country in Roman Britain

Town and Country in Roman Britain (1964) is a study of the effects of Roman rule on the lowland zone of Britain and of the relationship between town and country. It places the towns and villas in their economic and political setting and discusses their origin and development with the aid of key scholarship and archaeological evidence.

List of contents

1. The Nature of the Evidence 2. The Celtic Background 3. Roman Administration 4. Romanisation – Towns 5. Romanisation – Countryside 6. Political Geography

About the author

A.L.F. Rivet

Summary

Town and Country in Roman Britain (1964) is a study of the effects of Roman rule on the lowland zone of Britain and of the relationship between town and country. The author places the Romano-British towns and villas in their economic and political setting, and discusses their origin and development with the aid of current scholarship and archaeological evidence.

Product details

• Authors: A.l.f. Rivet, Rivet A.L.F.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032765426
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3276542-6
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Ancient World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Anthropology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, RELIGION / Ancient, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient religions & mythologies, BCE to c 500 CE, c 43 BCE to c 410 CE (period of Roman Britain / Britannia), Ancient religions and Mythologies