Titre et auteur:

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.

Description:

147 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm.

Série(s):

Research report, 0589-9036 ; 51

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.

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ISBN:

0906780233 (pbk.)
9780906780237 (pbk.)

Sujet:

City walls Rome Congresses.
Fortification, Roman Congresses.
Fortifications romaines Congrès.
Antiquities.
City walls.
Fortification, Roman.
Kongress
Stadtbefestigung
Verdedigingswerken.
Romeinse oudheid.
Rome Military antiquities Congresses.
Rome Antiquités militaires Congrès.
Rome (Empire)
Römisches Reich Westprovinzen

Classification/genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Liaison au document hôte:

Research reports. no:51

Vedettes secondaires:

Maloney, John.
Hobley, Brian.
Research report (Council for British Archaeology) ; no. 51.

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Localisation: Bibliothèque main 130145
Cote: PO3874; ID:85-B23002
Statut: Disponible