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Books
Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World by Katherine M D Dunbabin (Cambridge University Press, 2001)
A History of Rome by M Cary and H H Scullard (Macmillan, 1979)
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome by Chris Scarre (Penguin Books, 1995)
The Later Roman Empire by A Cameron (Fontana, 1993)
The Oxford Illustrated History of Roman Britain by P Salway (Oxford University Press, 1993)
The Roman Empire by C Wells (Fontana, 1992)
Places to visit
Fishbourne Roman Palace: Salthill Road, Fishbourne, Chichester, Sussex PO19 3QR, Tel: 01243 785859. The site developed from a military base at the time of the Roman invasion in AD43 to a sumptuous Palace by the end of the first century.
Bignor Roman Villa: Bignor Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 1PH, Tel: 01798 869259
The British Museum: Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG. The Collections from Roman Britain illustrate the culture of a province within the Roman Empire.
About the author
Dr. Nigel Pollard is Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Wales, Swansea, and author of Soldiers, Cities and Civilians in Roman Syria (University of Michigan Press 2000). He has taught Roman history and archaeology in universities in the UK and USA and done archaeological field research in Britain, Italy, Tunisia, Egypt and Syria.
