Late Roman towns in Britain : rethinking change and decline

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Late Roman towns in Britain : rethinking change and decline

Title remainder

rethinking change and decline

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Adam Rogers

Creator

• Rogers, Adam, 1981-

Subject

• Cities and towns, Ancient -- Great Britain
• Great Britain -- Antiquities, Roman
• Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D
• Romans -- Great Britain
• Urbanization -- Great Britain -- History

Language

eng

Summary

In this book, Adam Rogers examines the late Roman phases of towns in Britain. Critically analysing the archaeological notion of decline, he focuses on public buildings, which played an important role, administrative and symbolic, within urban complexes. Arguing against the interpretation that many of these monumental civic buildings were in decline or abandoned in the later Roman period, he demonstrates that they remained purposeful spaces and important centres of urban life. Through a detailed assessment of the archaeology of late Roman towns, this book argues that the archaeological framework of decline does not permit an adequate and comprehensive understanding of the towns during this period. Moving beyond the idea of decline, this book emphasises a longer-term perspective for understanding the importance of towns in the later Roman period.--

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non fiction

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dictionaries

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Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks