The towns of Roman Britain / John Wacher
by Wacher, J. S
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- ISBN 13
- 9780415170413
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Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 1997. Paperback Edition. Softcover. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 480 pages: illustrations, maps. Contents: Introduction 1. What were towns and how did they develop? 2. What part did towns play in the province? 3. Towns as provincial capitals: London 4. The coloniae: Colchester, Lincoln, Gloucester and York 5. The first civitas capitals: Canterbury, Chelmsford and Verulamium 6. From client kingdom to civitas: Caistor-by-Norwich, Chichester, Silchester and Winchester 7. Flavian expansion: Cirencester, Dorchester, Exeter, Leicester and Wroxeter 8. Hadrianic stimulation: Caerwent, Carmarthen, Brough-on-Humber and Aldborough 9. Town-life or life in towns?. Subjects: Romans Great Britain History. Cities and towns, Ancient Great Britain. Great Britain Antiquities, Roman.Great Britain History Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D. Classical antiquities.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- The towns of Roman Britain / John Wacher
- Author
- Wacher, J. S
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0415170419
- ISBN 13
- 9780415170413
- Publisher
- Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, Taylor & Francis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1997
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