The Legacy of Rome: Scotland's Roman Remains - Softcover

Keppie, Lawrence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0859765997 ISBN 13: 9780859765992

Publisher: John Donald, 2004

Synopsis

As an outpost of empire, Scotland played a significant, if unusual, role in the Roman world. The south and east were occupied intermittently from AD 79 to the early third century, while the north and west remained outside Roman control, though certainly not beyond its influence. The conquest was therefore incomplete in Scotland, and military occupation was not followed up by a period of peaceful development; no towns were built, and surviving remains are of camps and forts for the most part. Despite this, the Romans left an important imprint on Scotland. Much documentary evidence sheds light on the native population and archaeological research has led to detailed understanding of the range and distribution of the forts and other sites, and aerial photography has made possible a number of discoveries, filled gaps in our knowledge and opened new avenues of enquiries. Scotland's Roman Remains was first published in 1986. This new edition incorporates a large amount of new material based on discoveries and research which have occurred during the intervening years. It is the only guidebook to Roman remains specifically in Scotland.

About this title

About the Author

Lawrence Keppie was Professor of Roman History and Archaeology and Senior Curator of Archaeology, History and Ethnography at the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow. Now retired, he is Emeritus Professor of Roman History and Archaeology at the University of Glasgow.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Donald
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0859765997
• ISBN 13: 9780859765992
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 215