Daily Life in Roman Britain

by Allason-Jones, Lindsay

• ISBN13: 9781846450358
• ISBN10: 1846450357
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-30
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

Although a few details of the history of Roman Britain are well-known (Boudicca's Revolt, for example), surprisingly little has been published on everyday life in this far-flung province of the Empire. How was Hadrian's Wall built? What was life like in the Romano-British towns of Verulamium (near present-day St Albans) or Londinium? What games did Romano-British children play? Daily Life in Roman Britain covers the lives of the entire population of Roman Britain - men, women and children; slaves, freed and free people; military and civilian; indigenous peoples and incomers; rich and poor - from the Late Iron Age, when the Romans first started to show an interest in the islands of Britain, until the early 5th century when the formal occupation of Britain by the Romans came to an end.

Table of Contents

Preface
Map
The Romans in Britain	p. 1
Military Life	p. 25
Town Life	p. 49
Country Life	p. 71
Domestic Life	p. 89
Religious Life	p. 111
Life during the Final Years	p. 129
Timeline	p. 149
List of Illustrations	p. 153
Bibliography	p. 155
Abbreviations	p. 157
Classical Texts	p. 159
About the Author	p. 161
Index	p. 163
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