Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Caesar & Iron Age Britain; 2. The Conquest of Britain: AD 43 - 142; 3. Later Roman Britain; 4. Governing Britain; 5. Military Installations; 6. Towns in Roman Britain; 7. Industry, Commerce & Production; 8. The Countryside & Villas; 9. People & Places of Roman Britain; 10. Religion; 11. The Aftermath; Feature Boxes: The Vindolanda Writing Tablets; Hadrian's Wall; Coinage in Roman Britain Britannia; Roads & Milestones; Roman London; The Legions; The Auxilia in Britain; Forum & Basilica; Public Baths; Theatres & Amphitheatres; Bath; Water Supply; Pottery Manufacture in Britain Fishbourne; Death & Burial; Slavery; Christianity; Classical Temples Romano-Celtic Temples; Mithras; Late Treasure Hoards.

About the Author

Guy de la Bedoyere is a frequent contributor to television programmes on archaeology and popular history. Among his other books are Hadrian's Wall - History and Guide, The Golden Age of Roman Britain and A Companion to Roman Britain.