Seeing Roman Britain by Leonard Cottrell

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Some scuffing to front cover of book. Fordges are sunned. Dust jacket is in fair condition with bubbling due to the laminate separating from the backing paper. Interior and binding are still very good.

From the Scottish lowlands to the chalk cliffs of Dover, the Romans have left many impressive traces of their 500-year occupation of mainland Britain. Their roads criss-cross the landscape, the names of their towns survive in modern cities, and even their hairpins and thimbles have been retrieved from the earth.

Seeing Roman Britain is primarily a personal account of the author's 3500-mile journey around the best-known ancient sites and highways. In addition to describing the monuments and excavations accessible to present-day visitors, he provides a scholarly and imaginative reconstruction of Roman life and culture, together with 8 maps and 58 photographs of places and artifacts. A table of the chief historical events charts the rise and fall of Roman influence.