Romans, Celts & Germans - The German Provinces of Rome by Maureen Carroll
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The two German provinces of the Roman Empire, Germania Superior and Germania Inferior, which include not only modern Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands but also parts of France and Belgium, formed a vital link between the Mediterranean and the North Sea.
Dr Carroll's synthesis of past and recent archaeological research introduces readers to the main features of the Roman Empire in these provinces. It deals with the pre-Roman societies and their landscapes which were to be changed by the Romans after the conquests of Caesar and Augustus. The book also explores the concept of frontier and assesses the role of the German provinces as border zones of the Empire. Of particular interest is the interaction between Roman and native cultures as well as the ways in which ethnic and cultural identities were expressed. It also examines why Romanization succeeded in some areas and not in others.
Urban settlements and provincial administration are studied, as well as rural settlements, the economy and trade. Finally the author examines the fundamental changes in society; settlement and economy in the late Empire, before dealing with the internal and external threats to the western provinces and the Roman response - ending with the transformation of Roman Germany in the early medieval period.
This succinct yet readable account of the German provinces by a scholar who has excavated and taught in Germany for 13 years will be invaluable for a wide range of archaeologists.
Paperback - 176 pages (3 May, 2001) Tempus Publishing; ISBN: 0752419129