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Roman urban defences in the West : 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

Title
Roman urban defences in the West : 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 / edited by John Maloney and Brian Hobley.
Publication
London : Council for British Archaeology, 1983.

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Additional Authors
  • Maloney, John.
  • Hobley, Brian.
Found In
Research reports. no:51 (UkYoU)001013332YOR01
Description
147 pages : illustrations, maps; 30 cm.
Series Statement
Research report, 0589-9036 ; 51
Uniform Title
Research report (Council for British Archaeology) ; no. 51.
Subject
  • City walls > Rome > Congresses
  • Fortification, Roman > Congresses
  • Antiquities
  • City walls
  • Fortification, Roman
  • Kongress
  • Stadtbefestigung
  • Verdedigingswerken
  • Romeinse oudheid
  • Rome > Military antiquities > Congresses
  • Rome (Empire)
  • Römisches Reich > Westprovinzen
Genre/Form
Conference papers and proceedings.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographies and index.
Contents
pt. 1. Mediterranean and northern provinces, and Rome. Origins and character of Roman urban defences in the west / Mark Hassall -- Town defences in Roman Africa: a tentative historical survey / Charles Daniels -- Roman defences of Cologne: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium / Hansgerd Hellenkemper -- Town walls and defensive systems of Xanten: Colonia Ulpia Traiana / Gundolf Precht -- Urban wall-circuits in Gallia Belgica in the Roman period / J. Mertens -- Aurelianic wall of Rome and its analogues / Malcolm Todd -- Late Roman urban defences in Europe / Stephen Johnson -- pt. 2. Britain. Roman urban defences: a review of research in Britain / Brian Hobley -- Defensive sequence at Silchester / Michael Fulford -- Coloniae in Britain / Michael J. Jones -- Recent work on London's defences / John Maloney -- Function and organization of late Roman civil defences in Britain / Graham Webster -- Imperial campaigns and 4th-century defences in Britain / John Casey -- pt. 3. Military architecture. Construction of urban defences / R.M. Butler -- Reuse of monumental masonry in late Roman defensive walls / T.F.C. Blagg -- Town walls and defensive weapons / D. Baatz -- pt. 4. Conclusion. Some thoughts on Roman urban defences in the west / J.S. Wacher.
ISBN
  • 0906780233
  • 9780906780237
LCCN
83167741
OCLC
  • ocm10317579
  • 10317579
  • SCSB-9493631
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library