A Companion to Roman Britain (Blackwell Companions to British History)

This major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain spans the period from the first century BC to the fifth century AD. Major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain Brings together specialists to provide an overview of recent debates about this period Exceptionally broad coverage, embracing political, economic, cultural and religious life Focuses on changes in Roman Britain from the first century BC to the fifth century AD Includes pioneering studies of the human population and animal resources of the island. This Major Survey Of The History And Culture Of Roman Britain Spans The Period From The First Century B.c. To The Fifth Century A.d. It Brings Together Specialists In The Field To Provide An Overview Of Recent Debates About Roman Britain, Synthesizing The Latest Research In Archaeology, Literature, Numismatics And History. The Contributors Examine How Historians' Understanding Of Developments In Political, Economic, Cultural And Religious Life In Roman Britain Has Changed Over Time. They Also Explain The Evolution Of The Roman British Society Over Its 500-year Existence. This Companion Will Be Invaluable To All Those Interested In The History Of The Period And Its Interpretation. Of Particular Interest To Scholars Will Be The Pioneering Studies Of The Human Population And Animal Resources Of The Island.--jacket. Introduction / Malcolm Todd -- 1. Britain And The Continent: Networks Of Interaction / Barry Cunliffe -- 2. Society And Polity In Late Iron Age Britain / Colin Haselgrove -- 3. The Native Elite And Their Funerary Practices From The First Century B.c. To Nero / Rosalind Niblett -- 4. The Claudian Conquest And Its Consequences / Malcolm Todd -- 5. The Conquest Of Wales / William Manning -- 6. The Roman Penetration Of The North In The Late First Century A.d. / Gordon Maxwell -- 7. Soldier And Civilian In Wales / Jeffrey Davies -- 8. The Northern Frontier Of Britain From Trajan To Antoninus Pius: Roman Builders And Native Britons / James Crow -- 9. Scotland And The Northern Frontier: Second To Fourth Centuries A.d. / W. S. Hanson -- 10. Cities And Urban Life / Michael J. Jones -- 11. Gallo-british Deities And Their Shrines / Miranda Aldhouse-green -- 12. Roman Religion And Roman Culture In Britain / Martin Henig -- 13. The Human Population: Health And Disease / Charlotte Roberts And Margaret Cox -- 14. The Family In Roman Britain / Lindsay Allason-jones -- 15. Personal Ornament / Alexandra Croom -- 16. Textiles And Dress / John Peter Wild -- 17. Economic Structures / Michael Fulford -- 18. Rural Settlement In Northern Britain / Richard Hingley -- 19. Rural Settlement In Southern Britain: A Regional Survey / Anthony King -- 20. Domestic Animals And Their Uses / Annie Grant -- 21. The Army In Late Roman Britain / Pat Southern -- 22. Britain In The Fourth Century / Simon Esmonde Cleary -- 23. The Final Phase / Ian Wood -- 24. The Rediscovery Of Roman Britain / Malcolm Todd. Edited By Malcolm Todd. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [460]-498) And Index.