Roman Britain

Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1987. 5th edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: The Oxford history of England ; 1A. Physical description: xviii, 824 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 753-775) and index. Contents: I. The first Roman contacts. The British background -- The expeditions of Caesar -- From Caesar to Claudius. II. The Roman conquest. The Claudian invasion -- Resistance and revolt -- Recovery and advance -- Hadrianic Britain -- The Antonines. III. Imperial crisis and recovery. Civil war and its aftermath -- From Caracalla to Diocletian -- The Tetrarchy -- Constantine the Great -- The middle of the fourth century -- The restoration of order. IV. Roman Britain and the fifth century world. The collapse of imperial rule -- Britain, the end of the western empire, and the successor states. V. Britain under Roman rule. The assimilation of Britain -- The historical geography of Roman Britain -- Town and country -- The economy -- Religion and society. Subjects: 55 B.C.-449 A.D.; Ancient; Romans Great Britain; Roman World; Roman provinces Great Britain; Roman Britain History 55 B.C.-449 A.D.; Ancient history; Great Britain History Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066; Great Britain Antiquities, Roman.