The Romanization of Britain: An Essay in Archaeological Interpretation - Brossura

Millett, Martin

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ISBN 10: 0521428645 ISBN 13: 9780521428644

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

The Romanization of Britain is an innovative study of cultural change and interaction. While there are many narrative histories of Roman Britain, this synthesis of the latest archaeological work presents the evidence in a new and provocative way. Dr Millett examines the romanization of Britain as a social process, and from a local perspective, by looking in detail at patterns of interaction between Roman imperialism and the native Roman population. Wide-ranging and extensive data from archaeology, historical sources and inscriptions are interpreted through anthropological and socio-economic models. The focus is, however, always on the excavated material, providing a clear explanation for it without overemphasis on the literary sources. All the distinctive aspects of Romano-British life are covered, including pottery production and trade, civic organization and building, and the military presence and its integration. The experience of Roman Britain is also used for more general conclusions about the nature of romanization throughout the Roman Empire.

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Recensione:

'... a new way of looking at Romanisation ... Millett's analysis provides many new insights as well as dispelling some myths.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

Descrizione del libro:

This book sets out to provide a new synthesis of recent archaeological work in Roman Britain. The collected data are interpreted afresh with particular emphasis on the processes by which the archaeological evidence reflects social and economic organisation.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521428645
• ISBN 13: 9780521428644
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272