Roman Britain
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Roman BritainDescription
Standard histories of Roman Britain rely heavily on Classical authors whose accounts concern Rome's strivings to subdue the native inhabitants by military means and through the imposition of alien administrative and social systems. Because they left no written accounts of their own, discussions of the native peoples have tended to concentrate on what was Roman about them rather than what was British In this popular account, Classical archaeologist Martin Millet moves away from the conventional historical narrative, exploring how the evidence of excavated sights and objects to provide exciting new insights into the cultural diversity of the people who lived in Britain under Roman rule.Category
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