| Description |
1 online resource (139 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction: the landscapes as a concept -- 1. The effect of geology, climate and humanity -- 2. Pre-Roman changes to the landscape -- 3. Roman arrival: the army and the landscape -- 4. Plough and pasture: agents for change -- 5. Farms and religion in the landscape: the rural scene -- 6. Urban topography and human sensations -- 7. Mineral extraction -- 8. Change in the Roman period: the return of a 'natural' landscape -- 9. Roman survival in the modern landscape |
| Summary |
"John Wacher's descriptions of both rural and urban settings offer a new and unique visual insight into the lost landscape of Roman Britain, as well as elucidating those aspects of Roman influence still present today. His book will add a new understanding to the study of Roman Britain for students, academics and general reader."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-129) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Romans -- Great Britain
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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Classical antiquities
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Romans
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Romeinse oudheid.
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Cultuurgeschiedenis.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056728
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Great Britain -- Antiquities, Roman.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056607
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317972075 |
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1317972074 |
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9781317972082 |
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1317972082 |
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9781315870236 |
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1315870231 |
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9781317972068 |
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1317972066 |
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9780415518604 |
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0415518601 |
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