A biography of Roman London from its foundations to the fifth century, featuring considerations of economy, industry, infrastructure, trade, ritual and religion. From the author of "Boudica: Iron Age Warrior Queen".

Small finds ¿ the stuff of everyday life ¿ offer archaeologists a fascinating glimpse into the material lives of the ancient Romans. These objects hold great promise for unravelling the ins and outs of daily life, especially for the social groups, activities, and regions for which few written sources exist. Focusing on amulets, brooches, socks, hobnails, figurines, needles, and other ¿mundane¿ artefacts, these 12 papers use small finds to reconstruct social lives and practices in the Roman Northwest provinces. Taking social life broadly, the various contributions offer insights into the everyday use of objects to express social identities, Roman religious practices in the provinces, and life in military communities. By integrating small finds from the Northwest provinces with material, iconographic, and textual evidence from the whole Roman empire, contributors seek to demystify Roman magic and Mithraic religion, discover the latest trends in ancient fashion (socks with sandals!), explore Roman interactions …

The first book to infuse the story of Britain during the Roman Occupation with a beating heart, describing in detail who its inhabitants were and their place in our history.

This book is about the reinvention of the Roman Empire during the eighty years between the accession of Diocletian and the death of Julian.