Title Feeding the Roman army : the archaeology of production and supply in NW Europe / edited by Sue Stallibrass and Richard Thomas

Published Oxford ; Oakville, CT : Oxbow Books, [2008] ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (169 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents For starters: producing and supplying food to the army in the Roman north-west provinces / Richard Thomas and Sue Stallibrass -- Feeding the wolf in Cheshire: models and (a few) facts / Peter Carrington -- Supply-chain networks and the Roman invasion of Britain: a case study from Alchester, Oxfordshire / Richar Thomas -- Food supply at two successive military settlements in Arras (France): an archaeobotanical and archaeozoological approach / Marie Derreumaux and Sebastien Lepetz with the collaboration of Alain Jacques and Gilles Prilaux -- Food supply to the Roman army in the Rhine delts in the first century A.D. / Chiara Cavallo, Laura I. Kooistra and Monica K. Dutting -- Surplus production of animal products for the Roman army in a rural settlement in the Dutch River area / Maaike Groot -- A biometric perspective on the size of cattle in Roman Nijmegen, The Netherlands: implications for the supply of urban consumers and the Roman army / Erik P. Filean -- Feeding the army from Dorset: pottery, salt and the Roman state / James Gerrard -- Commodities or logistics? The role of equids in Roman supply networks / Cluny Johnstone -- Food for thought: what's next on the menu? / Sue Stallibrass and Richard Thomas Notes "The papers in this volume arose from two complementary sessions that were organised as part of the Theoretical Roman Archaeology (TRAC) conference held at University College London in March 2007: Feeding the Roman army: the archaeology of supply chains and provisioning networks and Food for thought: economics, natural resources and the Roman military organisation"--Preface Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record SUBJECT Römisches Reich; Militär. idszbz Subject Food supply -- Europe, Northern -- History Operational rations (Military supplies) -- Europe, Northern -- History -- Congresses HISTORY -- Ancient -- General. HISTORY -- Ancient -- Rome. Antiquities Armed Forces Commerce Food supply Operational rations (Military supplies) Militär Lebensmittelversorgung Lebensmittelversorgung -- Militär -- Römer -- Kongressbericht. Militär -- Römer -- Lebensmittelversorgung -- Kongressbericht. Lebensmittelversorgung. SUBJECT Europe, Northern -- Commerce -- History -- Congresses Europe, Northern -- Antiquities -- Congresses Rome -- Army -- Congresses Subject Northern Europe Rome (Empire) Römisches Reich Nordwestprovinzen Römisches Reich; Nordwestprovinzen. Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings History Form Electronic book Author Stallibrass, Sue Thomas, Richard, Dr. Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (17th : 2007 : University College, London) ISBN 9781782975267 1782975268 9781782975281 1782975284

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