The Coming of Rome

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The Coming of Rome The Roman conquest of Britain and the progressive extension of Roman control marked a dramatic transformation of British society. Although pre-Roman Britain had had many contacts with the Continent, the coming of Rome meant an incorporation within a much larger economic system. But Britain stood on one of the most distant frontiers of the Roman world, and the Romano-British society which gradually evolved was thus distinctive, since Britain was far enough from Rome, and to some extent even separate enough from the problems of Gaul and Germany, to permit this development. There have been many studies of early Roman Britain, and Mr Wacher himself has been a prolific author in this field. The approach of <i>The Coming of Rome</i> has been to look at the basic features of Roman Britain, the cities and towns, the monuments of an urban culture, and to consider the evidence, many from inscriptions of the people who worked in, or lived in, or visited Britain during the first two centuries or so of Roman rule. The author gives some judgment as to the success and influence of Romano-British society, and also the value of the province to the Roman Empire. Profusely illustrated throughout, and containing some photographs not previously published in Britain before, <i>The Coming of Rome</i> also lists some notable Roman sites to be seen, and includes a further reading list.