Frontier and Society in Roman North Africa

by David Cherry

This book seeks to define the cultural, social, and economic consequences of the Roman occupation of North Africa (c.50 B.C.-250 A.D.), mainly in the semi-arid frontier-zone of what is today Algeria. It also offers a fresh look at the development and purpose of the north African frontier-system. Through detailed examination of the region's archaeological and epigraphic record, including the marriage-patterns recorded on its surviving, funerary inscriptions,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198152353
• ISBN13: 9780198152354
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.8"