Description
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.
About the Author
Martin Millet is a graduate of the University of London Institute of Archaeology with doctorate from the University of Oxford. He has worked at the Universities of Durham and Southampton before moving to Cambridge in 2001. He is active in fieldwork in northern England and central Italy, and has previously run projects in Spain and Portugal. His principal interests lie in the social and economic archaeology of the Roman world. Louise Revell is a Lecturer in History at the University of Southampton. Her primary interest is in the impact of Rome on the provincial communities of the western empire. She currently hold a Getty Fellowship as part of the Arts of Rome's Provinces workshop. Alison Moore is a graduate of the Universities of Kent and Southampton with doctorate from University of Southampton. She has lectured at Southampton & Canterbury Christchurch University and her principal interests social archaeology of the Roman Empire, age and the life course.
Reviews
The editors of The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain (Martin Millett, Louise Revell, and Alison Moore) and their contributors do much to relieve the place of both burdens. They eschew the tradition of shoehorning the archaeological evidence of Iron Age and Roman Britain into a Rome-centred narrative of conquest, settlement, and civilisation ... Roman Britain is thus liberated from the more triumphalist version of the British origin myth, the winners' take on empire. At the same time, archaeological evidence is freed up to tell more subtle and complicated stories about the changes brought by empire to the region, especially those experienced by ordinary people. * Emma Dench, Times Literary Supplement *
For anyone with a serious interest in the subject, however, this book is a 'must have'. The contributors are all recognised experts in their specialist fields. The range of diverse chapters, which it is not possible to summarise within the word limit of this review, will bring the reader right up to date with modern thinking about ancient Britain. * Rupert Jackson, Classics for All *
This handbook fully embraces the potential. After summarising the familiar historical accounts, it launches into 41 fascinating chapters. * Current Archaeology *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198854890
Author Martin Millett
Format Paperback
Page Count 932
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 2g
About the Author
Martin Millet is a graduate of the University of London Institute of Archaeology with doctorate from the University of Oxford. He has worked at the Universities of Durham and Southampton before moving to Cambridge in 2001. He is active in fieldwork in northern England and central Italy, and has previously run projects in Spain and Portugal. His principal interests lie in the social and economic archaeology of the Roman world. Louise Revell is a Lecturer in History at the University of Southampton. Her primary interest is in the impact of Rome on the provincial communities of the western empire. She currently hold a Getty Fellowship as part of the Arts of Rome's Provinces workshop. Alison Moore is a graduate of the Universities of Kent and Southampton with doctorate from University of Southampton. She has lectured at Southampton & Canterbury Christchurch University and her principal interests social archaeology of the Roman Empire, age and the life course.
Reviews
The editors of The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain (Martin Millett, Louise Revell, and Alison Moore) and their contributors do much to relieve the place of both burdens. They eschew the tradition of shoehorning the archaeological evidence of Iron Age and Roman Britain into a Rome-centred narrative of conquest, settlement, and civilisation ... Roman Britain is thus liberated from the more triumphalist version of the British origin myth, the winners' take on empire. At the same time, archaeological evidence is freed up to tell more subtle and complicated stories about the changes brought by empire to the region, especially those experienced by ordinary people. * Emma Dench, Times Literary Supplement *
For anyone with a serious interest in the subject, however, this book is a 'must have'. The contributors are all recognised experts in their specialist fields. The range of diverse chapters, which it is not possible to summarise within the word limit of this review, will bring the reader right up to date with modern thinking about ancient Britain. * Rupert Jackson, Classics for All *
This handbook fully embraces the potential. After summarising the familiar historical accounts, it launches into 41 fascinating chapters. * Current Archaeology *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198854890
Author Martin Millett
Format Paperback
Page Count 932
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 2g
