The Frontier People of Roman Britain

by Peter Salway

The Frontier area of northern England is the most important and reliable source for archaeologists in existence. The perpetuation of the Roman imperial ideal, the survival of classical art and literature, and the spread of the Christian faith depended on the strength of the Empire's frontier and the people who lived there. In Britain these peoples represent nearly 400 years of a cosmopolitan society with the basic elements of a true civilisation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521093155
• ISBN13: 9780521093156
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"