The romanization of Britain : an essay in archaeological interpretation /

The Romanization of Britain was greeted, on first publication, as an innovative study of cultural change and interaction, offering a bold new perspective on Roman Britain based on archaeological evidence. It set out to explore the social dynamics of cultural change from a local perspective by lookin...

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Main Author: Millett, Martin (Author)
Other Authors: Higgins, Charlotte (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Edition:Second edition
Series:Cambridge classical classics.
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Summary:The Romanization of Britain was greeted, on first publication, as an innovative study of cultural change and interaction, offering a bold new perspective on Roman Britain based on archaeological evidence. It set out to explore the social dynamics of cultural change from a local perspective by looking at the patterns of interaction between provincial peoples and imperial power. Drawing together a wide range of excavated data as well as textual evidence, it provided a new synthesis of the province whilst offering an alternative way of understanding cultural change in the Roman Empire more widely. Its publication served to catalyse debate, stimulating very considerable discussion and generating a wide variety of responses in a range of publications. This revised edition adds a new introductory essay exploring the genesis of this classic work and reviewing the subsequent debate, while also recalibrating the author's perspective on cultural change within the wider Roman provinces.
Item Description:"First published 1990; first paperback edition 1992; eighth printing 2005; second edition 2025" -- title verso page.
Physical Description:xxxvi, 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245) and index.
ISBN:9781009485517
9781009485524
1009485520