A Guide to the Roman Remains of Britain, 2nd Edition

Wilson, Prof Roger

ISBN 10: 009463260X / ISBN 13: 9780094632608

Published by Constable, 1980

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Guide to the Roman Remains of Britain, 2nd Edition
• Publisher: Constable
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 009463260X
• ISBN 13: 9780094632608
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 460 grams

About this title

Synopsis

This is an extensively revised edition of what has become the standard handbook on the visible remains of Roman Britain. More than 240 sites are described in full, with site and town plans and full details of access.'

Review

'Very high standards of accuracy are maintained in the text and an admirably chosen bibliography is an invaluable feature..' -- M. Todd, Britannia 13 (1982), 450

‘. . . I will continue to be thankful for what is now an essential item on the bookshelf of every student of Roman Britain.’ -- M. Henig, Journal of the British Archaeological Association 142 (1989), 85-6

‘. . . indispensable . . . appreciated both by the casual visitor and the Romano-British specialist.’ -- J. P. Alcock, Bulletin of the London Institute of Archaeology 26 (1989), 304-5

‘. . . stands out by itself, a book to be recommended to the serious student of the period and to the general visitor alike.’ -- P. Salway, Roman Britain (Oxford 1981), 764

‘Completely up-to-date. . . It is hard to imagine a better book of this sort.’ -- T. W. Potter, Archaeology 43.1 (1990), 81-2