Towns in Roman Britain: Shire Archaeology 13, Vol. 1

Many of Britain's towns and cities originated in the Roman period, established as part of a systematic programme to urbanise the island. Why imperial Rome initiated this programme is the first of many topics examined in the third edition of this popular introduction to the towns of Roman Britain. Written for the interested amateur and undergraduate student, this book assumes no specialist knowledge of the subject: instead, it explains the terminology and concepts to be found in other more detailed works, especially those concerned with how Roman towns were organised and administered. The principal purpose of the book, however, is to explain how the towns of Roman Britain appeared and functioned, and what happened to them during the four centuries of Roman rule. About the author After many years as a field archaeologist in England and north Germany, Julian Bennett took a BA in Archaeology at the University of Durham, and then his PhD at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne for research on the Hadrianic Frontier of Britain. Following a spell as a Field Archaeologist with English Heritage, he embarked on a second career as an archaeological guide, and then in 1995 was appointed to his current position as Instructor in Roman Archaeology at Bilkent University, Ankara.O'Brien, Joanne is the author of 'Towns in Roman Britain: Shire Archaeology 13, Vol. 1' with ISBN 9780747804734 and ISBN 0747804737.