Women in Roman Britain - Softcover

Allason-Jones, Lindsay

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ISBN 10: 1902771435 ISBN 13: 9781902771434

Publisher: Council for British Archaeology, 2005

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What was life really like for women in Roman Britain? This up-dated edition incorporates new archaeological discoveries - and brings together a wealth of fascinating material to paint a vivid impression of women's experiences across different regions and social groups. This is the only broad overview of Roman womenAEs health, religion, family life and homes, dress, jewelry and hairstyle and pastimes.

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This edition is based on the latest discoveries and chronicles the lives, habits and thoughts of women in Britain over four centuries. Diversity of backgrounds, traditions and tastes lies at the heart of the book - displaying the cosmopolitan nature of Romano-British society. The author also attempts to explore the unique archaeological record for British women in the period, as opposed to classical evidence about women from Rome. Evidence for high status women is more plentiful, including the powerful female rulers Cartimandua and Boudica, but the author attempts to balance this picture with more broad-ranging analyses of material culture, inscriptions, writing tablets, curse tablets, and burials, which include lower class women and give a sense of the reality of life in a province. The text is illustrated throughout and aimed at the non-specialist, as well as well students and lecturers on Roman Britain.

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