Embracing the Provinces

Society and Material Culture of the Roman Frontier Regions

Jasper de Bruin editor Tatiana Ivleva editor Mark Driessen editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxbow Books

Published:27th Sep '18

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Embracing the Provinces is a collection of essays focused on people and their daily lives living in the Roman provinces, c. 27 BC-AD 476. The main aim is to showcase the vibrancy of Roman provincial studies and suggest new directions, or new emphasis, for future investigation of Roman provincial world. It capitalizes on a wealth of data made available in recent decades to provide a holistic view on life in the Roman provinces by analysing various aspects of daily routine in the frontier regions, such as eating, dressing, and interacting. The contributors, who are acknowledged experts in their fields, make use of innovative interpretations and modern approaches to address current issues in the study of the provinces and frontiers of the Roman Empire.

Twenty-one essays are cohesively structured around five themes, encompassing studies on the female and juvenile presence on Roman military sites, Roman provincial cooking, and Roman cavalry and horse equipment. For the first time in the Roman provincial scholarship the volume has a special section on the subject of Roman leather, providing a much-needed overview of the current stance of work. A few papers deal also with experimental archaeology. The essays reflect a wide geographical and chronological range, while retaining thematic consistency, and will be of great interest to those working in Roman archaeology and provincial studies.

This is a well-produced volume […] The papers cover a wide range of themes, but are held together by an overarching interest in the material culture and lived experience of the military and civilian populations of the north-western Roman provinces. * Ancient West & East *

ISBN: 9781789250152

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226 pages