Roman Britain, 55 B.C.-A.D.400 (Fontana History of England)

the province beyond Ocean

Plot

From the invasion of the Emperor Claudius Britain was an island under alien occupation, but though the clashes between the island's indigenous peoples and the Roman invaders were often bitter and in some cases ultimately unresolved, the coming of the Romans led to the establishment of a new, synthesized Romano-British society. This study of the Roman province of Britannia charts its history from the conquest of the first century to the end of Roman administration in the early fifth century. Drawing upon both historical and archaeological evidence, the author outlines the new developments in law, agriculture, urbanization, coinage, manufacturing industry, art and architecture which the Roman instigated in Britain. Although almost engulfed by the Anglo-Saxon conquest, the Roman legacy played a vital part in the development of medieval and modern Britain. [Back cover].