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Wroxeter: Life and Death of a Roman City
Roger White
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Description for Wroxeter: Life and Death of a Roman City
Paperback. The 'Old Work', the largest fragment of a Roman civilian building still standing in Britain, is a spectacular landmark which points to the site of Wroxeter Roman City, between medieval Shrewsbury and modern Telford. This title tells the story of one of Britain's best-preserved but least-known archaeological sites. Series: Tempus History & Archaeology. Num Pages: 176 pages, 25 colour and 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA; HDD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 294 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
The 'Old Work', the largest fragment of a Roman civilian building still standing in Britain, is a spectacular landmark which points to the site of Wroxeter Roman City, between medieval Shrewsbury and modern Telford. In its prime the city was the fourth largest in Britain, surpassed only by London, Cirencester and St Albans. Intensive archaeological research over the last 30 years, building on the work of earlier archaeologists and antiquarians, now makes it possible to understand much of the rise and fall of this great city. With the help of over 100 illustrations (many in full colour) the authors chart ... Read more
The 'Old Work', the largest fragment of a Roman civilian building still standing in Britain, is a spectacular landmark which points to the site of Wroxeter Roman City, between medieval Shrewsbury and modern Telford. In its prime the city was the fourth largest in Britain, surpassed only by London, Cirencester and St Albans. Intensive archaeological research over the last 30 years, building on the work of earlier archaeologists and antiquarians, now makes it possible to understand much of the rise and fall of this great city. With the help of over 100 illustrations (many in full colour) the authors chart ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Tempus History & Archaeology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752414096
SKU
V9780752414096
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99-10
About Roger White
Dr Roger White, from the University of Birmingham Field Archaeology Unit, is the archaeologist on the team that recently conducted a four-year study of Wroxeter and its hinterland. Philip Barker, previously Reader in Archaeology at the University of Birmingham, was, for 25 years, Director of Excavations of the baths basilica site, generally acknowledged as one of the most technically brilliant ... Read more
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