New Visions of the Countryside of Roman Britain
Author | : Alexander T. Smith |
Publisher | : Britannia Monographs |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2018-07-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 0907764460 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780907764465 |
Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This volume focuses upon the people of rural Roman Britain - how they looked, lived, interacted with the material and spiritual worlds surrounding them, and also how they died, and what their physical remains can tell us. Analyses indicate a geographically and socially diverse society, influenced by pre-existing cultural traditions and varying degrees of social connectivity. Incorporation into the Roman empire certainly brought with it a great deal of social change, though contrary to many previous accounts depicting bucolic scenes of villa-life, it would appear that this change was largely to the detriment of many of those living in the countryside.