1st Edition

The Roman Remains of Northern and Eastern France A Guidebook

By James Bromwich Copyright 2003
476 Pages
by Routledge

480 Pages
by Routledge

480 Pages
by Routledge

This book provides a thorough, area by area companion to the region's wealth of monuments, excavations and artefacts, from Paris and Boulogne-sur-Mer to Strasbourg and Lyon. Over ninety sites are treated in detail, including major attractions such as the parc archéologique in Lyon and the amphitheatre at Autun, numerous local museums and secluded rural excavations. The guidebook combines a... Read more
List of figures, List of plates, Acknowledgements, INTRODUCTION, HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT: CHANGE AND IDENTITY, CHRONOLOGY, 1. THE SITES OF THE PARIS REGION AND NORTHERN FRANCE, The Romano-celtic sanctuary, 2. THE SITES OF BURGUNDY AND THE FRANCHE-COMTE, Travel and communications in Roman Gaul, 3. THE SITES OF CHAMPAGNE, THE ARDENNES, LORRAINE AND ALSACE, Dress and appearance in Roman Gaul, 4. THE SITES OF THE RHONE AND SAVOY, Glossary, Select bibliography, Index

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James Bromwich

'enjoyable to read as well as useful to consult' - Martin Thorpe, JACT

'Learned, detailed and up-to-date ... It is pithy, ironic and opinionated; sympathetic and sane; a rewarding companion!' - Antiquity: A Quarterly Review of Archaeology

'A good overview... a useful starting point.' - Ancient West and East