| Title: |
Roman urban defences in the west |
| Subtitle: |
a review of current research on urban defences in the Roman Empire with special reference to the northern provinces, based on papers presented to the conference on Roman Urban Defences held at the Museum of London on 21-23 March 1980 |
| Series: |
Council for British Archaeology Research Reports
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| Volume: |
51
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| Publication Type: |
Monograph (in Series)
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| Abstract: |
Contains: Mark Hassall (pp 1-3), The origins and character of Roman urban defences in the west; Charles Daniels (4-19), Town defences in Roman Africa a tentative historical survey; Hansgerd Hellenkemper (20-8), The Roman defences of Cologne - Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium; Gundolf Precht (29-39), The town walls and defensive systems of Xanten - Colonia Ulpia Traiana; J Mertens (42-57), Urban wall-circuits in Gallia Belgica in the Roman period; Malcolm Todd (58-67), The Aurelianic wall of Rome and its analogues; Stephen Johnson (68-76), Late Roman urban defences in Europe; Brian Hobley (78-84), Roman urban defences: a review of research in Britain; Michael Fulford (85-9), The defensive sequence at Silchester; Michael Jones (90-5), Coloniae in Britain; John Maloney (96-117), Recent work on London's defences; Graham Webster (118-20), The function and organization of late Roman civil defences in Britain; John Casey (121-4), Imperial campaigns and 4th century defences in Britain; R M Butler (125-9), The construction of urban defences; T F C Blagg (130-5), The reuse of monumental masonry in late Roman defensive walls; D Baatz (136-40), Town walls and defensive weapons; J S Wacher (141-4), Some thoughts on Roman urban defences in the west. |
| Editor: |
Brian Hobley
John Maloney
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| Year of Publication: |
1983
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| ISBN: |
0 906780 23 3 |
| Locations: |
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Silchester Michael |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Britain Michael Fulford |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Late Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 4th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:1983
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| Source: |
BIAB
(British Archaeological Abstracts (BAA))
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| Created Date: |
05 Dec 2008 |
