1st Edition

Boudicca's Heirs Women in Early Britain

By Dorothy Watts Copyright 2005
190 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Affording a clearer depiction of women in the Late Iron Age and Roman Britain than currently exists, Dorothy Watts examines archaeological, inscriptional and literary evidence to present a unique assessment of women and their place during the Romanization of Britain. Analyzing information from over 4,000 burials in terms of age, health and nutrition, Watt draws comparison with evidence on... Read more
1. Historical background  2. Identification, Numbers and Status in the Late Iron Age  3. Identification in the Roman Period  4. Numbers and Status in the Roman Period  5. Living and Dying  6. Daily Activity  7. Religion  8. Conclusions

Biography

Dorothy Watts is a Reader in Classics and Ancient History at The University of Queensland, Australia. She is the author of Religion in Later Roman Britain (Routledge, 1998).