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An imperial possession : Britain in the Roman Empire, 54 BC-AD 409 / David Mattingly.

By: Mattingly, D. JSeries: Penguin history of Britain ; 1.Publication details: London : Penguin, 2007. Description: xvi, 621 p. : maps ; 20 cmISBN: 9780140148220 (pbk.) :; 0140148221 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Romans -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- History -- Roman period 55 B.C.-449 A.DDDC classification: 936.103

Contents:

PART ONE: Introduction. The spectre of empire -- Sources of information and rules of evidence -- 'Nothing for us to fear or rejoice at.' Britain, Britons and the Roman Empire -- -- PART TWO: The military community. The iron fist: conquest (43-83) and aftermath -- Britannia perdomita: the garrisoning of the provinces -- The community of soldiers -- The fashioning of the military identity -- De excidio Britanniae: decline and fall? -- -- PART THREE: The civil communities. Forma urbis: the development of towns -- Townspeople: demography, culture and identity -- The urban failure? -- PART FOUR: The rural communities. The villa and the roundhouse -- Provincial landscapes -- Free Britannia: beyond the frontiers -- Rural culture and identity -- -- PART FIVE: Comparative perspectives and concluding thoughts. Different economies, discrepant identities -- 'No longer subject to Roman laws'.

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Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART ONE: Introduction. The spectre of empire --
Sources of information and rules of evidence --
'Nothing for us to fear or rejoice at.' Britain, Britons and the Roman Empire --
--
PART TWO: The military community. The iron fist: conquest (43-83) and aftermath --
Britannia perdomita: the garrisoning of the provinces --
The community of soldiers --
The fashioning of the military identity --
De excidio Britanniae: decline and fall? --
--
PART THREE: The civil communities. Forma urbis: the development of towns --
Townspeople: demography, culture and identity --
The urban failure? --
PART FOUR: The rural communities. The villa and the roundhouse --
Provincial landscapes --
Free Britannia: beyond the frontiers --
Rural culture and identity --
--
PART FIVE: Comparative perspectives and concluding thoughts. Different economies, discrepant identities --
'No longer subject to Roman laws'.