{"product_id":"late-roman-towns-in-britain-rethinking-change-and-decline-paperback-9781107698796","title":"Late Roman Towns in Britain; Rethinking Change and Decline (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107698796","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLate Roman Towns in Britain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRethinking Change and Decline\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this book, Adam Rogers examines the late Roman phases of towns in Britain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAdam Rogers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107698796, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages, 25 b\/w illus.  1 map  14 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this book, Adam Rogers examines the late Roman phases of towns in Britain. Critically analysing the archaeological notion of decline, he focuses on public buildings, which played an important role, administrative and symbolic, within urban complexes. Arguing against the interpretation that many of these monumental civic buildings were in decline or abandoned in the later Roman period, he demonstrates that they remained purposeful spaces and important centres of urban life. Through a detailed assessment of the archaeology of late Roman towns, this book argues that the archaeological framework of decline does not permit an adequate and comprehensive understanding of the towns during this period. Moving beyond the idea of decline, this book emphasises a longer-term perspective for understanding the importance of towns in the later Roman period.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Edward Gibbon - growth, the Golden Age and decline and fall\u003cbr\u003e 3. Approaches to Roman urbanism and studying the late Roman town\u003cbr\u003e 4. Establishing the urban context: pre-Roman place and Roman urbanism\u003cbr\u003e 5. The structures of the public buildings in the later Roman period: framing place and space\u003cbr\u003e 6. New public structures within towns in the later Roman period\u003cbr\u003e 7. Industrial activity within public buildings\u003cbr\u003e 8. Timber buildings and 'squatter occupation' within public buildings\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conclusions - senses of place: rethinking urbanism in Roman Britain.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Classical Greek \u0026amp; Roman archaeology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical Greek \u0026amp; Roman archaeology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20Greek%20\u0026amp;%20Roman%20archaeology%20%5BHDDK%5D%22\"\u003eHDDK\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909150892312,"sku":"9781107698796","price":36.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107698796i.jpg?v=1694866093","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/late-roman-towns-in-britain-rethinking-change-and-decline-paperback-9781107698796","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}