ABSTRACT

This book aims to examine and define the functions of towns in Roman Britain and to apply the definition so formed to Romano-British sites; to consider the towns' foundation, political status, development and decline; and to illustrate the town's individual characters and their surroundings.

chapter 1|16 pages

What were Towns and How Did They Develop?

chapter 2|49 pages

What Part Did Towns Play in the Province?

chapter 3|30 pages

Towns as Provincial Capitals

chapter 4|77 pages

The Coloniae

chapter 5|53 pages

The First Civitas Capitals

chapter 6|60 pages

From Client Kingdom to Civitas

chapter 7|76 pages

Flavian Expansion

chapter 8|30 pages

Hadrianic Stimulation

chapter 9|14 pages

Town–Life or Life in Towns?