Recommended Books

If you want to find out more about the Romans and archaeology in general, here is a list of recommended books.

Books for Adults

Roman Londinium

General books about Roman London:

• Roman London by Gustav Milne (English Heritage, 1995)
• Roman London by Dominic Perring (Seaby, 1991)
• From Roman Basilica to Medieval Market: Archaeology in Action in the City of London edited by Gustav Milne (HMSO, 1992)

Specific books about Roman London:

• The Temple of Mithras, London by John Shepherd (English Heritage, 1998)
• The Port of Roman London by Gustav Milne (Batsford, 1985)
• Ships of the Port of London 1st — 11th centuries AD by Peter Marsden (English Heritage, 1994)
• Interpreting Roman London, Papers in Memory of Hugh Chapman edited by Joanna Bird, Mark Hassall & Harvey Sheldon (Oxbow Books, 1996)

Roman Britain

General books on Roman Britain:

• Roman Britain by TW Potter (British Museum, 1983)
• Roman Britain by Peter Salway (Clarendon Press, 1981)
• Roman Britain by TW Potter & Catherine Johns (British Museum, 1992)
• Roman Britain by Martin Millett (Batsford/English Heritage, 2nd edition 2000)
• The Oxford Illustrated History of Roman Britain by Peter Salway (Oxford University Press, 1993)
• Life in Roman Britain by Tony McAleavy (English Heritage, Gatekeeper series, 1999)
• The Romanisation of Britain by Martin Millett (Cambridge, 1990)
• Britannia, A History of Roman Britain by S.S. Frere (Pimlico, 1991)
• A Guide to Roman Remains in Britain by Roger Wilson (Constable, 1999)
• The Golden Age of Roman Britain by Guy de la Bedoyere (Tempus, 1999)

Specific books on Roman Britain:

• The Towns of Roman Britain by John Wacher (Batsford, 2nd edition 1995)
• Food & Cooking in Roman Britain by Jane Renfrew (English Heritage, 1985)
• Art & Society in Roman Britain by Jennifer Laing (Sutton, 1997)
• Women in Roman Britain by Lindsay Allason-Jones (British Museum, 1989)
• The Jewellery of Roman Britain by Catherine Johns (UCL Press, 1996)
• Religion in Roman Britain by Martin Henig (Batsford, 1984)
• The Art of Roman Britain by Martin Henig (Batsford, 1995)
• Roman Forts in Britain by Paul Bidwell (English Heritage/Batsford, 1997)
• Roman Pottery in Britain by Paul Tyers (Routledge, 1996)
• Roman Baths in Britain by Tony Rook (Shire Publications, 1999)
• Roman Glass in Britain by Denise Allen (Shire Publications, 1998)
• The Boudican Revolt Against Rome by Paul Sealey (Shire Publications, 1997)

Roman Empire

General books on the Roman Empire:

• Rome and Her Empire by Barry Cunliffe (Constable, 1994)
• The Late Roman Empire by Richard Reece (Tempus, 1999)
• The Oxford Book of the Classical World edited by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin & Oswyn Murray (Oxford Paperbacks, 1988)

Specific books on the Roman Empire:

• Roman Art by Donald Strong (Yale University Press, 1992)
• Handbook of Roman Art edited by Martin Henig (Cornell University Press, 1983)
• Roman Housing by Simon Ellis (Bristol Classical Press, 2000)
• Houses, Villas & Palaces in the Roman World by Alexander Gordon McKay (John Hopkins University Press, 1998)
• Pompeii, Life in a Roman Town edited by Annamaria Ciarallo & Ernesto De Carolis (Electra, 1999)
• Greece & Rome at War by Peter Connolly (Greenhill Books, 1998)
• Understanding Roman Inscriptions by Lawrence Keppie (Routledge, 1991)

Archaeology

• The Handbook of British Archaeology by Lesley Adkins & Roy Adkins (Constable, 2nd edition 1998)
• Archaeology by Colin Renfrew & Paul Bahn (Thames & Hudson, 2000)
• Archaeology: Theories, Methods & Practice by Colin Renfrew (Thames & Hudson, 1996)
• The Archaeology Handbook by Bill McMillon (John Wiley & Sons, 1991)
• The Archaeology of Disease by Charlotte Roberts & Keith Manchester (Sutton Publishing, 1997)
• The Practical Archaeologist by Jane McIntosh (Thames & Hudson, 1999)
• Archaeological Theory by Matthew Johnson (Blackwell Publishers, 1999)
• The Archaeological Process by Ian Hodder (Blackwell Publishers, 1998)

Books for Children

• The Rotten Romans by Terry Deary (Scholastic, 1994)
• Roman Britain by Jenny Hall & Christine Jones (BBC publications, BBC Factfinders series, 1992)
• Roman Britain Resource Pack by James Mason (Longman, A Sense of History series, 1991)
• Roman Britain by Martin O’Connell (Wayland Publishers, History in Evidence series, 1989)
• Roman Britain by Felicity Hebditch (Evans Brothers, 1996)
• Roman London Gallery Pack (Museum of London, 1996)

Maps

• Historical Map & Guide: Roman Britain by Ordnance Survey (Ordnance Survey Paperback, 1995)
• Classical Wall Maps: The Roman Empire by Richard Stoneman & Richard Wallace (Routledge, 1991)

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