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Author Wacher, John, 1927-

Title The towns of Roman Britain
Edition 2nd ed
Published London : Routledge, 1997

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Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Acknowledgements to Second Edition -- List of Illustrations -- Note on References -- Preface to Second Edition -- 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? -- Abbreviations used in the Notes and Bibliography -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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ISBN 9781000117318
1000117316