Roman Military Sites in Britain

SITES

Agache, R. et al Tabula Imperii Romani: Condate-Glevum-Londinium-Lutetia, Oxford, 1983
Details and full bibliographic references for Roman sites known at the time of publication in southern Britain and northern Gaul.

Frere, S. S., et al Tabula Imperii Romani: Britannia Septentrionalis, Oxford, 1987
Details and full bibliographic references for Roman sites known at the time of publication in northern Britain.

Bellhouse, R. L., Roman Sites on the Cumberland Coast, Kendal, 1989

Bidwell, Roman Forts in Britain, London 1997
Accessible survey of British forts

Brewer, R. (ed), Roman Fortresses and their legions, London & Cardiff 2000
The major sites of the Roman military in Britain and elsewhere in the Empire

Bowman, Life and Letters on the Roman Frontier : Vindolanda and Its People London 1998
Evokes the routines of ordinary service life - wonderful material

Breeze, Roman Forts in Britain, Aylesbury, 1983
A shorter introduction than Bidwell's above

Breeze & Dobson, Hadrian's Wall, London 1991
Still the most comprehensive history of the Wall

Breeze, Roman Scotland, London 1996
Very readable description of the interaction of Roman and native in Scotland

Buckland, Roman South Yorkshire: A Source Book, Sheffield 1986

Cleere, The Iron Industry of the Weald, Cardiff, 1995

Davies, Roman Military Deployment in Wales and the Marches from Pious to Theodosius I, Roman Frontier Studies 1989: 15th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, Exeter 1989

de la Bédoyère, The Buildings Roman Britain, London 1992
Wonderful reconstructions of Roman buildings, civilian and military

Frere & St Joseph, Roman Britain from the air, Cambridge 1983

Gurney, Outposts of the Roman Empire: A guide to the Roman forts at Burgh Castle, Caister-on-Sea and Brancaster, Norfolk 2002

Johnson, Roman Forts, London 1983

Keppie, Scotland's Roman Remains, Edinburgh 1986
More detailed than Wilson, with very full bibliography

Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Brecknock (Brycheiniog), Cardiff 1986

Maxfield (ed), The Saxon Shore: A Handbook, Exeter 1989
The most recent survey of the Saxon Shore with plans of the sites

Pearson, The Roman Shore Forts: Coastal defences in Southern Britain, Gloucester, 2002

Philp, The Excavation of the Roman Forts of the Classis Britannica at Dover 1970-77, Dover 1981

Shotter, Roman North-West England, Lancaster 1984

Welfare & Swan, Roman Camps in England, London 1995
The only drawback to this very useful book is that it doesn't cover Wales and Scotland

Wilson, A guide to the Roman remains in Britain, London 1996
Keep it in your car or rucksack, describes the visible remains

THE ARMY AND NAVY

Peterson, The Roman legions recreated in colour photographs London, 1992
Re-enactors photographed, often shows tremendous detail and despite the title includes auxiliaries

Summner, Roman Army: the Wars of the Empire, London, 1997
More text and background than Peterson's book

Shadrake, Barbarian Warriors, London, 1997
Covers the late-Roman army as well as its opponents

Webster, The Roman Imperial Army of the First and Second Centuries AD, London, 1979
The classic history of the army in the period for which we have the most information

Southern and Dixon, The Late Roman Army, London 1996
The most accessible source of data on the equipment and organisation of the army during the 3rd to 5th century

Macdowall and Embleton, Late Roman Infantryman, London 1994
A short but valuable title from Osprey the leading name in military costume handbooks

Macdowall and Embleton, Late Roman Cavalryman, London 1995
See above

Campbell, The Roman Army 31 BC - AD 337: a source book, London 1994
Historical and archaeological sources for our knowledge of the army

Mason, Roman Britain and the Roman Navy, Stroud 2003
An overview not just of the navy in Britain, but about the navy in general


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	MAJOR SOURCES Holder, The Roman Army in Britain, London 1982 Jones & Mattingly, An Atlas of Roman Britain, Oxford 1990 Comprehensive overview of all aspects of life in Roman Britain Ordnance Survey, Map of Roman Britain (Revised 4th edition), Southampton 1994 Civilian and military sites superimposed on a road map of modern Britain Ordnance Survey, Hadrian's Wall, Southampton 1975 Essential for touring the Wall Ordnance Survey, The Antonine Wall, Southampton 1969 Rivet & Smith, The Place Names of Roman Britain, London 1981 The standard work on the place names (tribes, towns, forts, river, estuaries, etc) of Roman Britain de la Bédoyère, Companion to Roman Britain, Gloucester 1999 Very useful survey of the major historical and archaeological sources Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, Britannia, annual journal of the society. Includes a review of the previous year's discoveries in Britain. Membership of the society is open to anyone with an interest in Roman history. Ireland, Roman Britain: A source book, London 1992 Literary sources for the history of the province Arnold & Davies, Roman and Early Medieval Wales, Gloucester 2000 MILITARY HISTORY Frere, Britannia, London 1987 The classic history of the province Breeze, The Frontier in Britain 1984-1989, Roman Frontier Studies 1989: 15th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, Exeter 1989 Breeze, The Northern Frontiers of Roman Britain, London 1993 The history and the sites of Roman occupation of Northern Britain Elton, Frontiers of the Roman Empire, London 1996 The most recent study of all the Roman Limes Hanson, Agricola and the Conquest of the North, London 1987 Companion to Tacitus's Agricola the biography of his father-in-law, governor of Britain during the first century Hanson & Maxwell, The Antonine Wall: Rome's North West Frontier, Edinburgh 1983 Jones, The End of Roman Britain, New York 1996 Fascinating analysis of late Empire Britain and the threats it faced Maxwell, A Battle Lost, Edinburgh 1990 (refers to the battle of Mons Graupius, 80s AD) Peddie, Conquest : The Roman Invasion of Britain Gloucester 1997 Written from the standpoint of an ex-soldier Webster, The Roman Invasion of Britain, London 1980 An archaeologists view of the invasion in 43 AD, the first part of a trilogy covering pre-Flavian Britain Webster, Rome against Caratacus, London 1981 Part two of the trilogy Webster, Boudica, London 1978 Part three of the trilogy
	SITES Agache, R. et al Tabula Imperii Romani: Condate-Glevum-Londinium-Lutetia, Oxford, 1983 Details and full bibliographic references for Roman sites known at the time of publication in southern Britain and northern Gaul. Frere, S. S., et al Tabula Imperii Romani: Britannia Septentrionalis, Oxford, 1987 Details and full bibliographic references for Roman sites known at the time of publication in northern Britain. Bellhouse, R. L., Roman Sites on the Cumberland Coast, Kendal, 1989 Bidwell, Roman Forts in Britain, London 1997 Accessible survey of British forts Brewer, R. (ed), Roman Fortresses and their legions, London & Cardiff 2000 The major sites of the Roman military in Britain and elsewhere in the Empire Bowman, Life and Letters on the Roman Frontier : Vindolanda and Its People London 1998 Evokes the routines of ordinary service life - wonderful material Breeze, Roman Forts in Britain, Aylesbury, 1983 A shorter introduction than Bidwell's above Breeze & Dobson, Hadrian's Wall, London 1991 Still the most comprehensive history of the Wall Breeze, Roman Scotland, London 1996 Very readable description of the interaction of Roman and native in Scotland Buckland, Roman South Yorkshire: A Source Book, Sheffield 1986 Cleere, The Iron Industry of the Weald, Cardiff, 1995 Davies, Roman Military Deployment in Wales and the Marches from Pious to Theodosius I, Roman Frontier Studies 1989: 15th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, Exeter 1989 de la Bédoyère, The Buildings Roman Britain, London 1992 Wonderful reconstructions of Roman buildings, civilian and military Frere & St Joseph, Roman Britain from the air, Cambridge 1983 Gurney, Outposts of the Roman Empire: A guide to the Roman forts at Burgh Castle, Caister-on-Sea and Brancaster, Norfolk 2002 Johnson, Roman Forts, London 1983 Keppie, Scotland's Roman Remains, Edinburgh 1986 More detailed than Wilson, with very full bibliography Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Brecknock (Brycheiniog), Cardiff 1986 Maxfield (ed), The Saxon Shore: A Handbook, Exeter 1989 The most recent survey of the Saxon Shore with plans of the sites Pearson, The Roman Shore Forts: Coastal defences in Southern Britain, Gloucester, 2002 Philp, The Excavation of the Roman Forts of the Classis Britannica at Dover 1970-77, Dover 1981 Shotter, Roman North-West England, Lancaster 1984 Welfare & Swan, Roman Camps in England, London 1995 The only drawback to this very useful book is that it doesn't cover Wales and Scotland Wilson, A guide to the Roman remains in Britain, London 1996 Keep it in your car or rucksack, describes the visible remains THE ARMY AND NAVY Peterson, The Roman legions recreated in colour photographs London, 1992 Re-enactors photographed, often shows tremendous detail and despite the title includes auxiliaries Summner, Roman Army: the Wars of the Empire, London, 1997 More text and background than Peterson's book Shadrake, Barbarian Warriors, London, 1997 Covers the late-Roman army as well as its opponents Webster, The Roman Imperial Army of the First and Second Centuries AD, London, 1979 The classic history of the army in the period for which we have the most information Southern and Dixon, The Late Roman Army, London 1996 The most accessible source of data on the equipment and organisation of the army during the 3rd to 5th century Macdowall and Embleton, Late Roman Infantryman, London 1994 A short but valuable title from Osprey the leading name in military costume handbooks Macdowall and Embleton, Late Roman Cavalryman, London 1995 See above Campbell, The Roman Army 31 BC - AD 337: a source book, London 1994 Historical and archaeological sources for our knowledge of the army Mason, Roman Britain and the Roman Navy, Stroud 2003 An overview not just of the navy in Britain, but about the navy in general