The Towns of Roman Britain
Author:   John Wacher
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New ed of 2 Revised ed
ISBN:  

9780415170413


Pages:   482
Publication Date:   04 September 1997
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   John Wacher
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New ed of 2 Revised ed
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.890kg
ISBN:  

9780415170413


ISBN 10:   0415170419
Pages:   482
Publication Date:   04 September 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction 1. What Were Towns and How Did They Develop? 2. What Part Did Towns Play in the Province? 3. Towns as Provincial Capitals 4. The coloniae: Colchester, Lincoln, Gloucester and York 5. The first civitas capitals: Canterbury, Chelmsford and Verulamium 6. From client kingdom to civitas: Caistor-by-Norwich, Chichester, Silchester and Winchester 7. Flavian expansion: Cirencester, Dorchester, Exeter, Leicester and Wroxeter 8. Hadrianic stimulation: Caerwent, Carmarthen, Brough-on-Humber and Aldborough 9. Town-Life or Life in Towns?

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There is nothing to match this book as a scholarly yet readable survey of a massive subject in single volume. <br>-Classical Views <br> This book, with its clean prose, excellent illustrations and fascinating story, makes a major contribution to scholarhsip, while remaining eminently attractive to the general reader.. <br>-Barry Cunliffe, Oxford University <br>


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