Classical Studies : Roman Britain :
a guide to library resources
Contents:
Starting points | Finding books | Finding journal articles etc. | Primary sources |
STARTING POINTS
The following is a selection of starting points for Roman Britain:
Atlas of Roman Britain (1990) [print]
[A book review is linked here]
Britannia : a history of Roman Britain (3rd edition, 1987) [print]
[Well regarded introduction to Roman Britain. A book review is linked here]
Companion to Roman Britain (2004) [print]
[Major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain]
English heritage book of Roman Britain (1995) [print]
[Covers social economic and cultural history. A book review is linked here ]
Life in Roman Britain (1996) [print]
[Looks at civilian social life in Roman Britain. A book review is linked here]
Map of Roman Britain (1956) [print]
[Ordnance Survey map]
Oxford illustrated history of Roman Britain (1993) [print]
[A book review is linked here]
Place-names of Roman Britain (1979) [print]
Research on Roman Britain, 1960-89 (1989) [print]
[Represents the outcome of 30 years of research in the study of Roman Britain. A book review is linked here]
Roman era: the British Isles, 55 BC-AD 410 (2001) [print]
[Details recent archeological and documentary discoveries and advances in scholarship]
Roman Britain (2nd ed., 1997) [print]
[The author T. W. Potter is Keeper of the Department of Prehistoric and Romano-British Antiquities in the British Museum. A book review of the 1st edition is linked here]
Roman Britain (2nd ed., 2004) [print]
[A concise introduction to this period by David Shotter. A book review of the 1st edition is linked here]
Roman Map of Britain [web access]
[Scholarly investigation of the place-names of the British section of the manuscript known as The Ravenna Cosmography which recorded the place names of Britain during the Roman occupation]
FINDING BOOKS USING THE LIBRARY CATALOGUE
Books on Roman Britain can be found by searching the library catalogue. The following are terms which can be browsed using the Subject Heading option
Architecture, Roman Great Britain
Art, Roman Great Britain
Cities and towns, Ancient Great Britain
Coins, Roman Great Britain
Fortification, Roman Great Britain
Great Britain Antiquities, Roman
Great Britain History Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
Great Britain History To 449
Great Britain History, Military 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
Great Britain Religion to 449
Inscriptions, Latin Great Britain
Mosaics, Roman Great Britain
Roads, Roman Great Britain
Romans Great Britain
Romans Great Britain Religion
Sculpture, Roman England
Or construct your own keyword searches. Here are some examples:
topic: mosaics in roman britain
suggested search: britain and roman and mosaic?
topic: the establishment of Hadrian's Wall
suggested search: "hadrian's wall" or vindolanda
topic: villas in Roman Britain
suggested search: britain and roman and (villa? or hous?)
Click here if you need help with constructing searches using techniques such as truncation and Boolean operators
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES USING DATABASES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES
For most topics the databases listed in the Databases for Classics guide should be sufficient, but those researchers needing to undertake a more comprehensive literature search should note the following additional sources:
L'Annee philologique [print]
[The premier index for Classics - if it's unfamiliar, read this description before attempting to use it]
British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography [web access]
[Covers the archaeology of Britain and Ireland]
Handbook for British and Irish archaeology : sources and resource (1997) [print] [Includes a bibliography of books for almost all the topics covered in the text]
Romano-British bibliography (55BC-AD449) (1964) [print]
[Includes material published to the end of 1959]
Research on Roman Britain, 1960-89 (1989 [print]
[Includes a select bibliography arranged by subject which covers the period 1960-1988]
PRIMARY SOURCES
The following searches of the library catalogue will identify translated primary source material:
Great Britain History Roman period, 55B.C.-449 A.D. Sources
Inscriptions, Latin Great Britain
This page is maintained by Jennifer Osborn
Last update: 27 November 2007
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