Rome and the Brigantes, edited by Keith Branigan

Subtitled 'The impact of Rome on Northern England'

Published by the university of Sheffield in 1980, 53 pages. A4 size booklet (A60Q)

From the rear side cover: The Brigantes were the largest and most powerful tribe in northern England when the Romans invaded Britain and the establishment of Roman control in their territory effectively brought the whole of the north of England into the Roman empire.

The archaeology of the north in the Roman period has long been dominated by legionary fortresses, marching camps and signal stations; by conquest and rebellion; by the problems faced by the conquerors.

Only in recent years has attention turned to the archaeology of the native population; to the ways in which Roman and native responded to each other; to the study of the impact of foreign conquest upon rural civilian settlements.

Rome and the Brigantes draws together that research for the first time. The editor is Keith Branigan (Professor of Prehistory and Archaeology at the University of Sheffield) a recognised authority on Roman Britain, and all the contributors are actively engaged in fieldwork and research.

Rome and the Brigantes is valuable and provocative reading for anyone with interests in the archaeology of northern England, the history of Roman Britain, and the impact of foreign occupation upon a rural society, assessed from the standpoint of the Brigantes and their neighbours.

The condition of the booklet is generally good. The covers have some minor scuffs, and light wear along the edges and corners, but the spine is intact, and all pages are intact, unblemished and tightly bound.