The Towns of Roman Britain

London, England: Book Club Associates, 1978. Urban life was the key to Roman civilization, and Rome's remarkable success in implanting it in her distant barbarian provinces has affected the history and geography of Britain down to the present day. In the last decade rescue excavations have vastly increased our knowledge of Roman towns in Britain. Now, for the first time, this knowledge is drawn together on a sufficient scale to produce a fully authoritative account not only of the remains but also of their meaning. Having defined the types of Roman settlement that can be called towns, John Wacher examines the reasons which lie behind the choice of sites, the factors which caused their foundation and the way in which the towns influenced provincial life. With the aid of numerous maps, plans, diagrams and photographs, and very full documentation of sources, each towm is then examined individually and in detail - its topography, historical developments, institutions, buildings, inhabitants and economy. The author concludes with a controversial chapter about the decline of Romano-British towns in the fifth century and argues that they did not survive as institutions into the Dark Ages. Slight shelf wear to D/J.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.). Reprint. Boards. Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback.