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When we think of Roman Britain we tend to think of a land of togas and richly decorated palaces with Britons happily going about their much improved daily business under the benign gaze of Rome. This image is to a great extent a fiction. In fact, Britons were some of the least enthusiastic members of the Roman Empire. A few adopted Roman ways to curry favor with the invaders. A lot never adopted a Roman lifestyle at all and remained unimpressed and driven by deep-seated tribal division. It wasn't until the late third/early fourth century that a small minority of landowners grew fat on the benefits of trade and enjoyed the kind of lifestyle we have been taught to associate with the period. Britannia was a far-away province which, whilst useful for some major economic reserves, fast became a costly and troublesome concern for Rome, much like Iraq for the British government today. Huge efforts by the state to control the hearts and minds of the Britons were met with at worst hostile resistance and rebellion, and at best by steadfast indifference. The end of the Roman Empire largely came as "business as usual" for the vast majority of Britons as they simply hadn't adopted the Roman way of life in the first place.
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Stuart Laycock has been researching late Roman belts and buckles for four years. He put together his experience of ethic conflict to come up with the theories behind his Britannia: the Failed State and Warlords. He is a key member of the 410 committee and a member of the Roman Society. Miles Russell is a senior lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Bournemouth with over 25 years' experience of archaeological fieldwork and publication. His many publications include Roman Sussex. He is regularly involved in television and radio projects, recently notably Time Team, The Seven Ages of Britain, Landscape Mysteries, The One Show, and Timewatch.
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- PublisherThe History Press
- Publication date2011
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