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How much did the Britons adopt the Roman way of life during their long history as Roman provincials? Was Britains an integral part of the Roman empire? What was its own distinctive character? Drawing upon literary sources and huge advances in archaeology, Peter Salway charts life in Roman Britain from the first Roman invasion under Julius Caesar to the final collapse of the Roman empire in the West around AD 500.
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"A fluently written and very readable report on the few certainties, the many problems and the work in progress." The Economist
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"A model of clarity and well-reasoned argument...can be enjoyed at all levels of interest, academic or otherwise." TES
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"An admirable feat....Peter Salway has drawn together a mass of material with great skill." Financial Times