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Urbanisation in the Time of Claudius in the Western Provinces of the Empire
Erika Cappelletto
This volume analyses Claudius’ activities in the provinces of the western Empire in order to get an idea of his political attitude in a broader context and see how his interests in the provinces influenced urban development and changes in the cities. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00
The People of Early Winchester
ed. Caroline M. Stuckert
This volume traces the lives, health, and diseases of Winchester's inhabitants as seen in their skeletal remains from the mid-3rd to mid-16th century, a period of over 1,300 years. It offers a continuous chronological window, rather than a series of isolated studies, and is notable for the large sample of 8th-10th century Anglo-Saxon burials. READ MORE
Hardback: £80.00
LRCW6: 6th International Conference on Late Roman Coarse Ware, Cooking Ware and Amphorae in the Mediterranean: Archaeology and Archaeometry
ed. Valentina Caminneci et al.
Proceedings of the 6th LRCW Conference (Agrigento, 2017), presenting almost 100 papers n the following sections: Sea and land routes; Workshops and production centres in the Mediterranean; Regional Contexts: Western Mediterranean; Regional Contexts: Eastern Mediterranean; Regional Contexts: Sicily and Mediterranean Islands. READ MORE
Paperback: £120.00
Roman Funerary Rituals in Mutina (Modena, Italy)
Federica Maria Riso
This study presents the results of a research project undertaken in collaboration with the University of Huddersfield. The project sought to identify and reconstruct the funerary space and rituals of the necropolis in Mutina (now Modena) in the period between the first century BC and second century AD. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00
Villas, Sanctuaries and Settlement in the Romano-British Countryside
ed. Martin Henig et al.
This volume brings together a range of papers on buildings that have been categorised as ‘villas’, mainly in Roman Britain, from the Isle of Wight to Shropshire. It comprises the first such survey for almost half a century. READ MORE
Paperback: £58.00 | eBook: £16.00
Shaping Regionality in Socio-Economic Systems: Late Hellenistic - Late Roman Ceramic Production, Circulation, and Consumption in Boeotia, Central Greece (c. 150 BC–AD 700)
Dean Peeters
This book sheds some necessary light on local economies from the (late) Hellenistic to the Late Roman period. The concepts of regions and regionality are employed to explore the complexity of ancient economies and (ceramic) variability and change in Boeotia (Central Greece), largely on the basis of the survey data generated by the Boeotia Project. READ MORE
Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Roman Frontier with Persia in North-Eastern Mesopotamia
Anthony Comfort
This volume investigates the Roman city of Singara and the fortifications and roads in the surrounding area. The Rome / Persia frontier has been little studied, in part because of the difficulty of access for scholars, but was of great importance because it separated the two major civilisations of the early first millennium CE. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Roman Frontier Archaeology – in Britain and Beyond
ed. Nick Hodgson et al.
Contributions by leading archaeologists and historians pay tribute to Paul Bidwell, admired for his ground-breaking work both in the south-west and the military north of Roman Britain. This collection will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in either the civil or military aspects of Roman Britain, or the frontiers of the Roman empire. READ MORE
Paperback: £60.00 | Open Access
Cities, Monuments and Objects in the Roman and Byzantine Levant
ed. Walid Atrash et al.
Chapters by leading archaeologists in Israel and the Levant explore themes and sites connected with cities and villages from the Hellenistic to early Islamic periods across the region. The result is a rich trove of up-to-date data and insights that will be a must read for scholars and students active in this part of the ancient Mediterranean world. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00 | Open Access
Historia Antigua en diálogo. Humanidades Digitales e innovaciones metodológicas
ed. Filipe N. Silva et al.
This volume discusses the implications of the adoption of new tools used in the humanities, specifically archaeology, epigraphy and ancient history, without ceasing to respect traditional scientific methods. READ MORE
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Les sociétés humaines face aux changements climatiques: Volume 2
ed. François Djindjian
Is climate change a factor whose impact on human societies can be witnessed through time, forcing them to adapt and find sustainable solutions? This book is the second of two volumes exploring human societies facing climate change in pre and protohistory. Volume 2 concerns protohistory, from the beginning of the Holocene to historical times. READ MORE
Paperback: £22.00 | Open Access
Le gemme romane e post-antiche del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari
Miriam Napolitano
This volume provides a catalogue raisonné of around 200 engraved gems from the Roman and post-antique periods currently or formerly preserved in the National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy). READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
Excavations at Chester. Roman Land Division and a Probable Villa in the Hinterland of Deva
Philip N. Wood et al.
Excavations carried out by Northern Archaeological Associates (NAA) at Saighton Camp – a former British Army training camp – located to the south of the Roman legionary fortress of Chester (Deva Victrix) revealed important and extensive Roman period remains. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | Open Access
South by Southeast: The History and Archaeology of Southeast Crete from Myrtos to Kato Zakros
ed. Emilia Oddo et al.
Contributions investigate the settlement patterns, maritime connectivity, and material culture of the southeast of Crete in a diachronic fashion, in an attempt to define it as a region and trace its history. Papers focus primarily on the archaeology of the sites along the coastal strip spanning between the Myrtos Valley and Kato Zakros. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Wroxeter: Ashes under Uricon
Roger H. White
This book reflects on how people over time have viewed the abandoned Roman city of Wroxeter in Shropshire. It responds to three main artistic outputs: poetry, images and texts. It explores what locals and visitors thought of the site over time, and considers how access to the site has altered, impacting on who visits and what is understood. READ MORE
Paperback: £26.00 | eBook: £14.99
Roman Pottery and Glass Manufactures: Production and Trade in the Adriatic Region and Beyond
ed. Goranka Lipovac Vrkljan et al.
32 papers consider issues of pottery production in the wider Adriatic area during Roman times, in particular relation to landscape and communication features, ceramic building materials, as well as general studies on ceramic production, pottery and glass finds. READ MORE
Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00
Santa Cristina in Caio
ed. Stefano Bertoldi
This volume collects the results of the 2009-2015 excavation campaigns in Santa Cristina in Caio (Buonconvento, Siena) and contextualises the site in the wider phenomenon of mansiones, Roman secondary settlements, and their reuse between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.
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A History of the Congress of Roman Frontier Studies 1949-2022
David J. Breeze et al.
This volume celebrates the twenty-fifth Congress of Roman Frontier Studies. It presents the history of the congress accompanied by photographs and reminiscences from participants, a story populated by many of the well-known archaeologists of the last 75 years and, indeed, earlier as the genesis of the Congress lies in the inter-War years. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | Open Access
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Eastern Frontiers
David J. Breeze et al.
This volume considers the military architecture and its impact on local communities in Rome's eastern frontier, which stretched from the north-east shore of the Black Sea to the Red Sea. READ MORE
Paperback: £14.99 | Open Access
The Necropolis of Abila of the Decapolis 2019-2021
Abdulla Al-Shorman
This is the first comprehensive synthesis of burial types, practices, and evidence for societal collapse in the growing field of bioarchaeology of Jordan, focusing on Abila of the Decapolis, the largest Graeco-Roman city in Jordan with a tremendous wealth of funerary remains. READ MORE
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Water in the Roman World
ed. Martin Henig et al.
Offering a wide and expansive new treatment of the role water played in the lives of people across the Roman world, papers consider ports and their lighthouses; water engineering, whether for canals in the north-west provinces, or for the digging of wells for drinking water; baths for swimming; and spas. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Antonine Wall – A World Heritage Site
David J. Breeze et al.
The Antonine Wall lay at the very extremity of the Roman world. This volume, presented in English and German, presents a concise introduction to the wall which is, in many ways, one of the most developed frontier in Europe. Perhaps of greatest significance is the survival of the collection of Roman military sculpture, the Distance Slabs. READ MORE
Paperback: £14.99 | Open Access
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Roman Limes in Serbia
David J. Breeze et al.
The aim of this publication is not only to inform about historical and archaeological facts on the Limes in Serbia but also to act as a guidebook as well through the Danubian Limes. READ MORE
Paperback: £19.99 | Open Access
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Roman Army and the Limes / The Roman Limes in Hungary
David J. Breeze et al.
Pannonia province existed from the occupation during the reign of Emperor Augustus to the 20s and 30s of the 5th century A.D. Its border stretched alongside the Danube and was always one of the most important European frontiers in Roman times. READ MORE
Paperback: £19.99 | Open Access
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Slovakia
David J. Breeze et al.
Slovakia was situated at the edge of the classical world but still was a close neighbour of the Roman Empire. The Roman influence left distinct traces not only at the territories along the frontier but also in its broader fore field. READ MORE
Paperback: £19.99 | Open Access
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Roman Frontiers of Dacia
David J. Breeze et al.
The Roman frontier In Dacia combined several elements, each relating to the landscape: there were riverain and mountain borders, some supplemented by linear barriers, and all connected by roads. The complex system of the border consisted primarily of a network of watchtowers, smaller or larger forts and artificial earthen ramparts or stone walls. READ MORE
Paperback: £19.99 | Open Access
Da Roma a Gades/De Roma a Gades
ed. Darío Bernal-Casasola et al.
This volume, dedicated to the illustrious archaeologist Simon Keay. collects the scientific results of an international workshop held in Rome (2019), which discussed the management, elimination and reuse of artisanal and commercial waste in maritime and river ports, focussing on the Roman cities of Rome and Gades (modern day Cádiz). READ MORE
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Archaeology on the Apulian – Lucanian Border
Alastair Small et al.
The broad valley of the Bradano river and its tributary, the Basentello, separates the Apennine mountains in Lucania from the limestone plateau of the Murge in Apulia in southeast Italy. This book aims to explain how the pattern of settlement and land use changed in the valley over the whole period from the Neolithic to the late medieval.
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Hadrian’s Wall: Exploring Its Past to Protect Its Future
ed. Marta Alberti et al.
Celebrating the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian’s visit to Britain and the building of the Wall, this book presents studies from from the point of view of those living, visiting, researching and working along it. The book offers a realistic discussion of current issues and solutions in the exploration, management and protection of Hadrian’s Wall. READ MORE
Paperback: £28.00 | Open Access
The Making of a Roman Imperial Estate: Archaeology in the Vicus at Vagnari, Puglia
ed. Maureen Carroll
Excavation reports and analysis of material remains from Vagnari, southeast Italy, facilitate a detailed phasing of a rural settlement, both in the late Republican period, when it was established on land leased from the Roman state, and later when it became the hub (vicus) of a vast agricultural estate owned by the emperor himself. READ MORE
Paperback: £58.00 | eBook: £16.00
Urbanism of Roman Siscia
Tatjana Lolić
By processing data from every archaeological excavation, and analysis and interpretation of all available historical and modern documents, this volume presents a thorough overview of the structure of Roman Siscia (modern day Sisak, Croatia) and provides a comprehensive starting point for all future work on the Roman city. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Alexandrian Corinthian Capital and its Role in the Evolution of the Corinthian Order in Hellenistic, Roman, and Late Roman Architecture
Ahmed M. Bassioni
This study discusses the evolution of the Corinthian capital in Antiquity and how this centred around Alexandria rather than Mainland Greece. It tackles the rise of the Corinthian capital in Classical Greece and its adaptation on in Hellenistic Alexandria. READ MORE
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Late Roman Dorset Black-Burnished Ware (BB1)
Malcolm Lyne
Much has been written about Roman Dorset Black-Burnished Ware (BB1) and its Late Iron Age Durotrigian origins since the industry was first recognised at the end of the 1960s. However, this has mostly focused on the forms produced and distributed during the 1st to 3rd centuries. This publication covers those of the late 3rd to early 5th century. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00
Arqueología y Téchne: Métodos formales, nuevos enfoques
ed. José Remesal Rodríguez et al.
Presents papers resulting from the EPNet project (Production and Distribution of Food during the Roman Empire: Economic and Political Dynamics) which aimed to investigate existing hypotheses about the Roman economy in order to understand which products were distributed through the different geographical regions of the empire, and in which periods. READ MORE
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Alexandria Antiqua: A Topographical Catalogue and Reconstruction
Amr Abdo
Alexandria Antiqua aims to catalogue the archaeological sites of Alexandria, from the records of the French Expedition (1798-99) to the present day, and to infer the urban layout and cityscape at the time of its foundation (4th century BC), and then through the successive changes which took place up to the Arab conquest (7th century AD). READ MORE
Paperback: £58.00 | eBook: £16.00
Colonial Geopolitics and Local Cultures in the Hellenistic and Roman East (3rd century BC – 3rd century AD)
ed. Hadrien Bru et al.
What changes in the material culture can we observe, when a state is overwhelming a local population with soldiers, katoikoi, and civil officials or merchants? What were the mutual influences between native and colonial cultures? This collection addresses these questions and many more, focusing on the Hellenistic and Roman East. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Irish Late Iron Age Equestrian Equipment in its Insular and Continental Context
Rena Maguire
This is the first practical archaeological study of Irish Iron Age lorinery. The horse and associated equipment were very much at the heart of the social changes set in motion by contact with the Roman Empire; the examination of the snaffles and bosals allows us to bring the people of the Late Iron Age in Ireland into focus. READ MORE
Paperback: £44.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Roman Cemetery at Lankhills
Giles Clarke
This book considers the cemetery uncovered outside the north gate of Venta Belgarum, Roman Winchester, and analyses in detail both the graves and their contents. There are detailed studies and important re-assessments of many categories of object, but it is the information about late Roman burial, religion, and society which is of special interest. READ MORE
Hardback: £90.00 | Open Access
Hunde in der römischen Antike: Rassen/Typen - Zucht - Haltung und Verwendung
Heidelinde Autengruber-Thüry
This study considers the living environment of the dog in Roman antiquity, based on literary and iconographic sources as well as archaeological and archaeozoological finds. The book asserts that dogs played an important role in many areas of life, such that everyday life in the Classical world could not be imagined without them. READ MORE
Paperback: £70.00 | eBook: £16.00
Tra Esino e San Vicino
Cristiano Cerioni
This study offers a completely new interpretation of the religious architecture which, between the Romanesque and Gothic periods, established itself in the centre of the Italian Marche region, in an area known as the Valle di S. Clemente. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | Open Access
The Romano-British Villa and Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Eccles, Kent
Nick Stoodley et al.
This volume presents a study of the central and lower Medway valley during the 1st millennium AD, focussing on the 1962–1976 excavation of the Eccles Roman villa and Anglo-Saxon cemetery directed by Alex Detsicas. The author gives an account of the long history of the villa, and a reassessment of the architectural evidence which Detsicas presented. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | Open Access
Lyde Green Roman Villa, Emersons Green, South Gloucestershire
ed. Matthew S. Hobson et al.
The Roman villa at Lyde Green was excavated between mid-2012 and mid-2013 along with its surroundings and antecedent settlement. The results of the stratigraphic analysis are given here, along with specialist reports on the human remains, pottery (including thin sections), ceramic building material, small finds, coinage and iron-working waste. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | Open Access
Later Prehistoric Settlement in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly: Evidence from Five Excavations
ed. Andy M Jones et al.
Later prehistoric settlement in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly reports on the excavation between 1996 and 2014 of five later prehistoric and Roman period settlements. All the sites were multi-phased, revealing similar and contrasting occupational patterns stretching from the Bronze Age into the Iron Age and beyond.
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The Shaping of the English Landscape: An Atlas of Archaeology from the Bronze Age to Domesday Book
Chris Green et al.
An atlas of English archaeology covering the period from the middle Bronze Age (c. 1500 BC) to Domesday Book (AD 1086), encompassing the Bronze and Iron Ages, the Roman period, and the early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) age. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | Open Access
Iron Age and Roman Settlement at Highflyer Farm, Ely, Cambridgeshire
James Fairclough
This volume presents the results of archaeological work carried out by MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) at Highflyer Farm in 2018. Remains dating from the Neolithic to the post-medieval period were recorded, with most of the activity occurring between the early Iron Age and late Roman periods READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
La necropoli romana di Melano (Canton Ticino – Svizzera)
Christiane M. A. De Micheli Schulthess
The Roman necropolis of Melano (Switzerland), excavated 1957-1979, is one of the few discovered in the Sottoceneri region, where the findings are mostly isolated burials or those in small groups. It consists of 26 cremation and inhumation tombs and stands out for its variety of types and the materials used in their construction. READ MORE
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Les pratiques funéraires en Gaule lyonnaise de l’époque augustéenne à la fin du 3e siècle
András Márton
This volume gives an overview of Roman burial practices in the Gallia Lugdunensis province during the Early Roman Empire, focussing on grave treatment and grave furnishing, the structure of the tombs and the selection and treatment of grave goods and human remains. READ MORE
Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Roman Frontier in Egypt
David J. Breeze et al.
The Roman military remains of Egypt are remarkable in their variety and state of preservation: forts, quarries whose materials were used in the monumental buildings of Rome, roads which brought the Mediterranean into contact with the Indian Ocean; each reader of this book will enjoy learning more about the remarkable Roman inheritance of Egypt. READ MORE
Paperback: £14.99 | Open Access
Fores et Fenestrae: A Computational Study of Doors and Windows in Roman Domestic Space
Lucia Michielin
The role doors and windows play in shaping the life and structure of Roman private dwellings has been underestimated; they are structures that connect not only rooms but houses to the outside world, and they relate to privacy, security, and light in domestic spaces. This volume analyses these structures as an essential part of daily life. READ MORE
Paperback: £48.00 | eBook: £16.00
Peoples in the Black Sea Region from the Archaic to the Roman Period
ed. Manolis Manoledakis
Contributions to this volume, covering all shores of the Black Sea, draw on a mix of archaeological evidence, epigraphy and written sources to explore the activities and characteristics of those that inhabited or colonised the Black Sea area, as well as those that visited, acted in, or influenced the region, from the archaic to Roman periods. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Spectacle and Display: A Modern History of Britain’s Roman Mosaic Pavements
Michael Dawson
Antiquarian interest in the Roman period mosaics of Britain began in the 16th century. This book is the first to explore responses and attitudes to mosaics, not just at the point of discovery but during their subsequent history. It is a field which has received scant attention and provides a compelling insight into the agency of these remains. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00
Le commerce de céramiques fines à ammaia, une ville du sud de la Lusitanie (50 – 550 apr. J.-c.)
José Carlos Quaresma
This volume presents the entire assemblage of fine wares (terra sigillata, lamps and thin-walled wares) from Ammaia, a Roman and Late Antique town located in the hinterland of southern Lusitania (presently in Portuguese territory). READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
El tesoro de Regina Turdulorum (Casas de Reina, Badajoz)
David Martínez Chico
This volume presents a study of the Regina Turdulorum Hoard (Casas de Reina, Badajoz), which was buried with 818 imitative antoniniani of Divo Claudio type, minted in copper. The vast majority of the coins bear the reverse legend 'CONSECRATIO'. This figure makes the hoard one of the most important finds in Spain and Portugal. READ MORE
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Visions of the Roman North: Art and Identity in Northern Roman Britain
Iain Ferris
This is the first book to analyse art from the northern frontier zones of Roman Britain and to interpret the meaning and significance of this art in terms of the formation of a regional identity. It argues that a distinct and vibrant visual culture flourished in the north, primarily due to its status as a heavily militarized frontier zone. READ MORE
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Rougga I: Le forum et ses abords (fouilles 1971–1974)
ed. Maurice Euzennat et al.
Located in Byzacena, 12km south-east of Thysdrus/El Jem, the municipality of Bararus/Henchir, Rougga is known for its large Roman cisterns first reported in the 18th century and for the discovery of a hoard of Byzantine gold coins. This volume gives an account of the results of excavations carried out at the site of the forum, from 1971-1974. READ MORE
Paperback: £85.00 | Open Access
Ex Asia et Syria: Oriental Religions in the Roman Central Balkans
Nadežda Gavrilović Vitas
This book examines the cults of Asia Minor and Syrian origin in the Roman provinces of the Central Balkans. The author analyzes all hitherto known epigraphical and archaeological material attesting to the presence of the cults in that region, a subject yet to be the object of serious scholarly study. READ MORE
Paperback: £42.00 | eBook: £16.00
Life, Death and Rubbish Disposal in Roman Norton, North Yorkshire
Janet Phillips et al.
This volume reports on excavations in advance of the development of a site in Norton-on-Derwent, North Yorkshire close to the line of the main Roman road running from the crossing point of the River Derwent near Malton Roman fort to York. This site provided much additional information on aspects of the poorly understood ‘small town’ of Delgovicia. READ MORE
Paperback: £48.00 | eBook: £16.00
Excavations at Stanground South, Peterborough
William A Boismier et al.
This volume is a report of archaeological excavations at Stanground South undertaken by MOLA between September 2007 and November 2009 on behalf of Persimmon Homes (East Midlands) Ltd and in accordance with a programme of works overseen by CgMs Heritage. The work involved five areas of set-piece excavation and a series of strip map and record areas. READ MORE
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Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautorum: Acta 46
ed. Catarina Viegas
Acta 46 comprises 64 articles. Out of the 120 scheduled lectures and posters presented at the 31st Congress of the Rei Cretariæ Romanæ Favtores, 61 are included in the present volume, to which three further were added. Given the location of the conference in Romania it seems natural that there is a particular focus on the Balkans and Danube. READ MORE
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The Mysterious Spheres on Greek and Roman Ancient Coins
Raymond V. Sidrys
This book is not a standard coin catalogue, but it focuses on quantities and percentages of the mysterious 5950 sphere images on Roman coin reverses, and a few Greek coins. This research identifies political, cultural, religious and propaganda trends associated with the coin sphere images, and offers a variety of new findings. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Archaeological Mission of Chieti University in Libya: Reports 2006-2008
Oliva Menozzi
This volume is dedicated to the Archaeological Mission in Cyrenaica, starting with the reports and researches of the seasons from 2006 to 2008. The emphasis of the publication is to present archaeological data to form part of an archive of finds, sites and monuments: a resource and reference point for archaeologists from Libya and elsewhere. READ MORE
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Experiencing the Frontier and the Frontier of Experience: Barbarian perspectives and Roman strategies to deal with new threats
ed. Alexander Rubel et al.
This book considers the Roman Empire’s responses to the threats which were caused by the new geostrategic situation brought on by the crisis of the 3rd century AD, induced by the ‘barbarians’ who – often already part of Roman military structures as mercenaries and auxiliaries – became a veritable menace for the Empire. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00
András Bodor and the History of Classical Studies in Transylvania in the 20th century
Csaba Szabo
This volume focusses on the life and academic heritage of András Bodor (1915-1999), a classicist from Transylvania. Based on a large number of unpublished documents and the major works of Bodor, the book reconstructs the life of a classicist from the periphery of Europe, a region that changed many times during the 20th century. READ MORE
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The Urbanisation of the North-Western Provinces of the Roman Empire
Frida Pellegrino
This study investigates the development of urbanism in the north-western provinces of the Roman empire. Key themes include continuity and discontinuity between pre-Roman and Roman ‘urban’ systems, relationships between juridical statuses and levels of monumentality, levels of connectivity and economic integration, and regional urban hierarchies. READ MORE
Paperback: £48.00 | eBook: £16.00
Journal of Greek Archaeology Volume 5 2020
John Bintliff
Volume 5 of the Journal of Greek Archaeology is the richest and most diverse so far. Keeping to the core brief to cover all major periods of Greek Archaeology, articles range from the Neolithic through Greco-Roman times, the Middle Ages and up to the 19th century AD. Geographically, papers range from Sicily through the Aegean to Turkey. READ MORE
Paperback: £96.00
Corpus des amphores romaines produites dans les centres de mer Noire
Dominique Kassab Tezgör
The Black Sea cities of Turkey's northern coast – Ereğli, Amasra, Sinop, Samsun, Giresun, Ordu, and others – feature museums holding important collections of amphorae. Their state of preservation is exceptional since the majority were recovered intact from the sea. This volume brings them together for analysis in light of recent investigations. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Picenum and the Ager Gallicus at the Dawn of the Roman Conquest
ed. Federica Boschi et al.
This volume presents a coherent collection of papers presented at an International Workshop (held in Ravenna, 13-14 May 2019) which focussed on the transition between Italic culture and Romanised society in the central Adriatic area – the regions ager Gallicus and Picenum under Roman dominance – from the fourth to the second centuries BCE. READ MORE
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A Latin Lexicon: An Illustrated Compendium of Latin Words and English Derivatives
Caroline K. Mackenzie et al.
This charming, illustrated compendium of Latin words and English derivatives, includes over 365 words required for Latin GCSE. Key notes on grammar, translations and playful and memorable derivatives accompany each Latin entry, and a glossary of Latin in common usage make this essential for all learners of Latin as well as cruciverbalists. READ MORE
Hardback: £24.99 | eBook: £19.99
A Catalogue of the Sculpture Collection at Wilton House
ed. Peter Stewart et al.
The Wilton House sculptures constituted one of the largest and most celebrated collections of ancient art in Europe, formed around the late 1710s and 1720s by Thomas Herbert, the eccentric 8th Earl of Pembroke. Lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned photographs, this catalogue offers the first comprehensive publication of the collection. READ MORE
Hardback: £90.00
The Global Connections of Gandhāran Art
ed. Wannaporn Rienjang et al.
This volume addresses directly the question of cross-cultural influence on and by Gandhāran art. The contributors wrestle with old controversies, particularly the notion that Gandhāran art is a legacy of Hellenistic Greek rule in Central Asia and the growing consensus around the important role of the Roman Empire in shaping it. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | Open Access
The Changing Landscapes of Rome’s Northern Hinterland
Helen Patterson et al.
This study presents a new regional history of the middle Tiber valley as a lens through which to view the emergence and transformation of the city of Rome from 1000 BC to AD 1000. Setting the ancient city within the context of its immediate territory, the authors reveal the diverse and enduring links between the metropolis and its hinterland. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00 | Open Access
Excavations at Chester. The Northern and Eastern Roman Extramural Settlements
Leigh Dodd
This publication presents the results of fifteen archaeological investigations carried out within the canabae to the north and east of the Roman legionary fortress at Chester between 1990 and 2019. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Development of an Iron Age and Roman Settlement Complex at The Park and Bowsings, near Guiting Power, Gloucestershire: Farmstead and Stronghold
Alistair Marshall
Excavations near Guiting Power in the Cotswolds reveal evidence of occupation until the late 4th century AD: a relatively undefended middle Iron Age farmstead was abandoned, followed by a mid to later Iron Age ditched enclosure. This latter site perhaps became dilapidated, with a Romanised farmstead developing over the traditional habitation area. READ MORE
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L’Egitto dei Flavi: Sintesi e prospettive d’indagine alla luce della documentazione papirologica ed epigrafica egiziana
Nikola D. Bellucci et al.
Providing synthesis and new prospects of investigation, this book offers an overall review of the various information obtainable from papyrological and epigraphic sources from the Roman province of Egypt at the moment of transition from the Julio-Claudian dynasty to the new Flavian dynasty. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
‘Blood Is Thicker Than Water’ – Non-Royal Consanguineous Marriage in Ancient Egypt
Joanne-Marie Robinson
This volume presents, for the first time, evidence for non-royal consanguineous marriage in ancient Egypt. The evidence was collated from select sources from the Middle Kingdom to the Roman Period, and it has been used to investigate the potential economic and biological outcomes, particularly beyond the level of sibling and half-sibling unions. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Domi militiaeque: Militär- und andere Altertümer
Günther E. Thüry
This volume, in honour of the Austrian scholar Prof. Dr Hannsjörg Ubl, contains 24 contributions covering a wide range of topics. The focus is on Ancient Greece and Rome, but the volume also includes papers about the Langobards, renaissance replicas of classical sculpture, and the archaeology of World War I. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
Roma prima del mito
ed. Anna Paola Anzidei et al.
This two-volume study looks at the recent excavations in Rome and its surrounding areas which identified settlements and necropolises associated with a complex culture pre-dating that of Ancient Rome. The results reveal the social and cultural aspects of the daily life of the human groups who occupied this territory before the Latium civilization. READ MORE
Paperback: £160.00 | eBook: £16.00
Rome and Barbaricum: Contributions to the Archaeology and History of Interaction in European Protohistory
ed. Roxana-Gabriela Curcă et al.
How did the ‘Barbarians’ influence Roman culture? What did ‘Roman-ness’ mean in the context of Empire? What did it mean to be Roman and/or ‘Barbarian’ in different contexts? 9 papers explore concepts of Romanisation and of Barbaricum from a multi-disciplinary and comparative standpoint, covering Germania, Dacia, Moesia Inferior, Hispania, and more. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00
Engraved Gems and Propaganda in the Roman Republic and under Augustus
Paweł Gołyźniak
This book studies small but highly captivating artworks from antiquity – engraved gemstones. These objects had multiple applications, and the images upon them captured snapshots of people's beliefs, ideologies, and everyday occupations. They provide a unique perspective on the propaganda of Roman political leaders, especially Octavian/Augustus. READ MORE
Hardback: £90.00 | Open Access
The Urban Landscape of Bakchias: A Town of the Fayyūm from the Ptolemaic-Roman Period to Late Antiquity
Paola Buzi et al.
This book summarises the results of field research—including historical, historico-religious and papyrological studies—conducted on the archaeological site of Bakchias, located in the north-eastern part of the Fayyūm region. The book provides a clear and comprehensive overview of the rise and fall of the kome of Bakchias. READ MORE
Paperback: £29.00 | eBook: £16.00
I templi del Fayyum di epoca tolemaico-romana: tra fonti scritte e contesti archeologici
Ilaria Rossetti
During the Ptolemaic period, Egyptian temples were divided into three ranks: first, second and third class. This volume examines the rules according to which Egyptian sacred buildings were classified and how the different classes of temples were planned and arranged. READ MORE
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The Antonine Wall: Papers in Honour of Professor Lawrence Keppie
ed. David J. Breeze et al.
32 papers present research on the Antonine Wall in honour of Lawrence Keppie. Papers cover a wide variety of aspects: the environmental and prehistoric background; structure, planning and construction; military deployment; associated artefacts and inscriptions; logistics of supply; the people of the Wall, including womenfolk and children. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | Open Access
Ceramics and Atlantic Connections: Late Roman and Early Medieval Imported Pottery on the Atlantic Seaboard
ed. Maria Duggan et al.
Papers focus on the pottery of Mediterranean origin imported into the Atlantic, as well as ceramics of Atlantic production which had widespread distribution. They examine chronologies and relative distributions, and consider the composition of key Atlantic assemblages, revealing new insights into the networks of exchange between c. 400-700 AD. READ MORE
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Pottery of Manqabad
Ilaria Incordino
This book presents a catalogue of selected pottery from the monastic site of Manqabad (Asyut, Egypt) as part of of an ongoing study and conservation project at the University of Naples. The typologies identified include the most relevant Byzantine classes and a particular link with production from the Middle Egypt region. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | Open Access
Les pratiques funéraires en Pannonie de l’époque augustéenne à la fin du 3e siècle
András Márton
This work aims to give an overview of Roman burial practices in Pannonia during the Early Roman period through the study of tomb structure, the selection and treatment of grave goods and analysis of human remains. It proposes a synthesis of the published finds to serve as a base for future research in the region. READ MORE
Paperback: £70.00 | eBook: £16.00
Roman and Late Antique Wine Production in the Eastern Mediterranean
Emlyn K. Dodd
Wine was an ever-present commodity that permeated the Mediterranean throughout antiquity. This book analyses the viticulture of two settlements, Antiochia ad Cragum and Delos, using results stemming from surface survey and excavation to assess their potential integration within the now well-known agricultural boom of the 5th-7th centuries AD. READ MORE
Paperback: £36.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Busy Periphery: Urban Systems of the Balkan and Danube Provinces (2nd – 3rd c. AD)
Damjan Donev
This book reconstructs the urban geography of the Balkan and Danube provinces during the Severan dynasty, mapping the variable developments of the urban network between and within the sub-regions of that part of the Roman Empire. It examines the role of the town in Roman provincial society, and the prerequisites for their emergence and prosperity. READ MORE
Paperback: £54.00 | eBook: £16.00
Kom al-Ahmer – Kom Wasit II: Coin Finds 2012–2016 / Late Roman and Early Islamic Pottery from Kom al-Ahmer
Michele Asolati et al.
This volume presents over 1070 coins (ca. 310 BC–AD 641) and 1320 examples of Late Roman and Early Islamic pottery. Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit emerge as centers of an exchange network involving large-scale trade of raw materials to and from the central and eastern Mediterranean. READ MORE
Hardback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00
Kom al-Ahmer – Kom Wasit I: Excavations in the Metelite Nome, Egypt
Mohamed Kenawi
This volume presents the results of the Italian archaeological mission at Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit, Beheira, Egypt between 2012 and 2016. It provides details of the survey and excavation results of the different occupation phases, which range from the Late Dynastic to the Early Islamic period. READ MORE
Hardback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00
Journal of Greek Archaeology Volume 4 2019
John Bintliff
The fourth volume of the Journal of Greek Archaeology (JGA) is rich and varied in content. Geographically the articles range from Sicily via Greece to Anatolia and the Near East, while chronologically they extend from the Bronze Age to the Ottoman era. READ MORE
Paperback: £80.00
Scambi e commerci in area vesuviana
ed. Darío Bernal-Casasola et al.
This monograph includes the study of nearly 500 amphorae recovered during the pioneering stratigraphic excavations carried out in 1980-1981 at the Forum of Pompeii. The work represents the first Pompeian monograph dedicated exclusively to the amphoric evidence discovered at the city buried by the eruption of Vesuvius. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00 | eBook: £16.00
Imágenes, lengua y creencias en Lusitania romana
ed. Jorge Tomás García et al.
The papers in this volume consider the visual, linguistic and religious culture of the Roman province of Lusitania (modern Portugal (south of the Douro river) and part of western Spain). READ MORE
Paperback: £48.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £10.00
From Hispalis to Ishbiliyya: The Ancient Port of Seville, from the Roman Empire to the End of the Islamic Period (45 BC - AD 1248)
ed. Carlos Cabrera Tejedor
This monograph focuses on the history and development of the topography, layout, and facilities of the ancient port of Seville, located in the lower Guadalquivir River Basin, between the 1st century BC and the 13th century AD. Until now, despite its commercial importance, little has been known about the port’s exact position, layout and facilities. READ MORE
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Dating Urban Classical Deposits: Approaches and Problems in Using Finds to Date Strata
Guido Furlan
This book considers the dating of archaeological strata on the basis of the assemblages recovered from them. It reviews the present state of archaeological practice and follows this with a theoretical discussion of the key concepts involved in the issue of dating deposits. READ MORE
Paperback: £65.00 | Open Access
The Beau Street, Bath Hoard
ed. Verity Anthony et al.
The remarkable discovery of the Beau Street Hoard captured the public imagination and became the focus for a major scientific investigation and a significant learning and public engagement programme. This book provides a thorough and complete publication and analysis of the hoard, which is one of the largest yet found in a Roman town in Britain. READ MORE
Hardback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00
Pottery from Roman Malta
Maxine Anastasi et al.
A comprehensive study of Maltese pottery forms from key stratified deposits spanning the 1st century BC to mid-4th century AD. Ceramic material is analysed and quantified in a bid to understand Maltese pottery production during the Roman period, and trace the type and volume of ceramic-borne goods that were circulating the central Mediterranean. READ MORE
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Maritime-Related Cults in the Coastal Cities of Philistia during the Roman Period
Simona Rodan
This study questions the origins and traditions of the cultic rites practised during Roman times in ‘Peleshet’ (Philistia), located along the southern shores of the Land of Israel. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Ovoid Amphorae in the Central and Western Mediterranean
ed. Enrique García Vargas et al.
Based on the proceedings of a workshop held at Seville University in 2015, this book looks at several series of amphorae created in the Late Republican Roman period, sharing a generally ovoid shape in their bodies – a group of material which, until now, has rarely been studied. READ MORE
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The Lost Abbey of Eynsham
Steve Parrinder
Eynsham was one of the few religious foundations in England in continuous use from the late Saxon period to the Dissolution. This book aims to rescue this important abbey from obscurity by summarising its history and examining its material remains, most of which have never been published before. READ MORE
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Stamps on Terra Sigillata Found in Excavations of the Theatre of Aptera
Martha W. Baldwin Bowsky
Aptera yields more stamped fragments of terra sigillata than any other Cretan city, including Knossos. This book presents stamped fragments of Italian and eastern sigillata found in excavations of the Theatre of Aptera and examines Crete’s strategic position amid crossroads of transit and exchange as well as integration into the Roman economy. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Culture and Society at Lullingstone Roman Villa
Caroline K. Mackenzie
Richly illustrated and clearly written, Culture and Society at Lullingstone Roman Villa articulates a thoughtful and original approach to this remarkable site. It presents extensive scholarly research in an accessible manner and is recommended reading for academics and enthusiasts alike. READ MORE
Paperback: £14.99 | eBook: £9.99
Porti e approdi fluviali in Italia peninsulare: dall’età romana all’anno mille
Alessandro Luciano
This book analyses the Roman and early medieval ports of Italy and the building techniques used in their structures; it displays the elements of continuity and discontinuity revealed during these centuries. READ MORE
Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £16.00
Hadrian’s Wall: A study in archaeological exploration and interpretation
David J. Breeze
Based on the annual Rhind Lectures delivered in May 2019, David J. Breeze presents six papers on Hadrian’s Wall. He first considers the historiographical background before examining specific aspects: its purpose and operation; its later history; and life on and around the Wall. Finally, he considers the Wall today and some aspects of its future. READ MORE
Paperback: £19.99 | eBook: £16.00
NVMINA MAGNA: Roma e il culto dei Grandi Dei di Samotracia
Emiliano Cruccas
This volume underlines the main aspects of the cult of the Great Gods of Samothrace in light of the influences of Roman cultural and mythological substratum. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Early Neolithic, Iron Age and Roman settlement at Monksmoor Farm, Daventry, Northamptonshire
Tracy Preece
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) has undertaken archaeological work at Monksmoor Farm on the north-eastern edge of Daventry in six different areas. Finds presented here include two early Neolithic pits, a middle Iron Age settlement and two late Iron Age settlements. READ MORE
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Excavation of Later Prehistoric and Roman Sites along the Route of the Newquay Strategic Road Corridor, Cornwall
Andy M. Jones et al.
This volume presents the results of archaeological investigations on the Newquay Strategic Road and goes on to discuss the complexity of the archaeology, review the evidence for ‘special’ deposits and explore evidence for the deliberate closure of buildings especially in later prehistoric and Roman period Cornwall. READ MORE
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Funerary Archaeology and Changing Identities: Community Practices in Roman-Period Sardinia
Mauro Puddu
This book analyses in detail the funerary evidence from burial sites in southern and central Sardinia, proposing an alternative interpretation of the island and of other Roman Provinces in which local communities played an active and creative role in shaping back the Roman-world within the specific material and historical conditions they lived in. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Geography of Gandhāran Art
ed. Wannaporn Rienjang et al.
This second volume of the Gandhāra Connections project at Oxford University’s Classical Art Research Centre aims to pick apart the regional geography of Gandhāran art, presenting new discoveries at particular sites, textual evidence, and the challenges and opportunities of exploring Gandhāra’s artistic geography. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | Open Access
Performing the Sacra: Priestly roles and their organisation in Roman Britain
Alessandra Esposito
This book addresses a range of cultural responses to the Roman conquest of Britain with regard to priestly roles. The approach is based on current theoretical trends focussing on dynamics of adaptation, multiculturalism and appropriation, and discarding a sharp distinction between local and Roman cults. READ MORE
Paperback: £34.00 | eBook: £16.00
Rethinking the Concept of ‘Healing Settlements’: Water, Cults, Constructions and Contexts in the Ancient World
ed. Maddalena Bassani et al.
This volume brings together papers dealing with therapeutic aspects connected to thermo-mineral sites both in Italy and in the Roman Provinces, as well as cultic issues surrounding health and healing. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Stone Tools in the Ancient Near East and Egypt
Andrea Squitieri et al.
This book focusses on ground stone tools, stone vessels, and devices carved into rock across the Near East and Egypt from prehistory to the later periods. The aim is to explore all aspects of these tools and stimulate a debate about new methodologies to approach this material. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00
Thurrock’s Deeper Past: A Confluence of Time
Christopher John Tripp
Thurrock’s Deeper Past: A Confluence of Time' looks at the evidence for human activity in Thurrock and this part of the Thames estuary since the last Ice Age, and how the river crossing point here has been of great importance to the development of human settlement and trade in the British Isles. READ MORE
Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £16.00
Rural Cult Centres in the Hauran: Part of the broader network of the Near East (100 BC–AD 300)
Francesca Mazzilli
The first comprehensive multidisciplinary analysis of rural cult centres in the Hauran (southern Syria) from the pre-Roman to the Roman period (100 BC-AD 300). This volume re-evaluates the significance of contacts between the elite of the Hauran and other cultures of the Near East in shaping cult sites. READ MORE
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Roman Amphorae in Neuss: Augustan to Julio-Claudian Contexts
ed. Horacio González Cesteros et al.
The occupation of the territories on both sides of the Rhine was an enormous logistical challenge for the Roman military administration. This book provides an in-depth study of the amphorae from Neuss, providing further understanding of the local area and the logistics of the Roman army and its supply from very distant areas. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Pottery Production, Landscape and Economy of Roman Dalmatia
ed. Goranka Lipovac Vrkljan et al.
This book presents interdisciplinary research carried out on the Roman sites of pottery workshops active within the coastal area of the province of Dalmatia as well as on material recovered during the excavations. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Function of the Roman Army in Southern Arabia Petraea
Mariana Castro
This volume provides a fresh perspective on the evolving and diverse functions of the Roman army in Arabia from the creation of the province to the end of the Byzantine period. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00
Sanctuaries in Roman Dacia
Csaba Szabo
This book focuses on lived ancient religious communication in Roman Dacia. Testing for the first time the ‘Lived Ancient Religion’ approach in terms of a peripheral province from the Danubian area, this work looks at the role of ‘sacralised’ spaces, known commonly as sanctuaries in the religious communication of the province. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00
Journal of Greek Archaeology Volume 3 2018
John Bintliff
True to its initial aims, the latest volume of the Journal of Greek Archaeology runs the whole chronological range of Greek Archaeology, while including every kind of material culture. READ MORE
Paperback: £80.00 | eBook: £25.00
Die Bleifunde der römisch-republikanischen Anlage von Sanisera, Menorca
Regine Müller
This book presents archaeological and archaeometrical analysis of the lead finds from the Roman Republican military fort of Sanisera, northern Minorca. It places Sanisera within the historical context of the development of the late Roman Republic and early Imperial times. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Roman Funerary Monuments of South-Western Pannonia in their Material, Social, and Religious Context
Branka Migotti et al.
This book examines around 200 funerary monuments and fragments (stelai, sarcophagi, ash-chests, tituli, altars, medallions and buildings) from three Roman cities in the south-west part of the Roman province of Pannonia in the territory of north-west Croatia: colonia Siscia (Sisak) and municipia Andautonia (Ščitarjevo) and Aquae Balissae (Daruvar). READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00
At the Crossroads of Greco-Roman History, Culture, and Religion
ed. Sinclair W. Bell et al.
Papers in honour of Carin M. C. Green (1948-2015) are presented under 3 headings: (1) Greek philosophy, history, and historiography; (2) Latin literature, history, and historiography; and (3) Greco-Roman material culture, religion, and literature READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Introduzione alle antichità di Ventotene
ed. Giovanni Maria De Rossi et al.
Ventotene, a small island located in the Tyrrhenian sea, hosts the ruins of a large Roman villa dated to the Augustan age where many women related to imperial families were exiled and enclosed. This volume offers an introduction to the roman antiquities of Ventotene and is the first of a series of thematic monographs dedicated to the island. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Roman Pottery Manufacturing Site in Highgate Wood: Excavations 1966-78
A. E. Brown et al.
Excavations at Highgate Wood, London, over a period of eight years uncovered at least ten pottery kilns, waster heaps, ditches and pits, but only a few definite structures. This volume provides a very detailed analysis of the forms and fabrics of the pottery finds. READ MORE
Paperback: £60.00 | Open Access
Papers in Italian Archaeology VII: The Archaeology of Death
ed. Edward Herring et al.
This volume collects more than 60 papers by contributors from the British Isles, Italy and other parts of continental Europe, and North and South America, focussing on recent developments in Italian archaeology from the Neolithic to the modern period. READ MORE
Paperback: £80.00 | eBook: £16.00
Verres incolores de L’antiquité romaine en Gaule et aux marges de la Gaule
Danièle Foy et al.
Colourless glass became prominent between the middle of the 1st century AD and the beginning of the 4th century. This book reflects the diversity of glass and is designed as a practical manual divided into three parts: Assemblages, Typological Catalogue, Chemical Analyses. READ MORE
Paperback: £130.00 | eBook: £16.00
Representations of Animals on Greek and Roman Engraved Gems
Idit Sagiv
A comprehensive study of the depictions of animals and their significance on Greek and Roman gems. The work examines the associations between animal depictions and the type of gemstone and its believed qualities. The study also compares the representation of animals on gems to other, larger media, and analyses the differences. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
An Intellectual Adventurer in Archaeology: Reflections on the work of Charles Thomas
ed. Andy M Jones et al.
Charles Thomas (1928-2016) was a Cornishman and archaeologist, whose career from the 1950s spanned nearly seven decades. This period saw major developments that underpin the structures of archaeology in Britain today, in many of which he played a pivotal part. READ MORE
Paperback: £44.00 | eBook: £16.00
Current Research in Egyptology 2017
ed. Ilaria Incordino et al.
Presents selected papers from the 18th Current Research in Egyptology meeting, held in Naples, 2017. Subjects discussed included Graeco-Roman and Byzantine Egypt, Nubian Studies, Language/Texts, Art/Architecture, Religion/Cult, Field Projects, Museums/Archives, Material Culture, Mummies/Coffins, Society, Technologies, Environment. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £10.00
Wealthy or Not in a Time of Turmoil? The Roman Imperial Hoard from Gruia in Roman Dacia (Romania)
Cristian Gazdac et al.
A fully illustrated catalogue of the coins from a Roman imperial hoard found in Gruia, Romania (in the former Roman province of Dacia) along with a comparative analysis of other similar hoards from throughout the Roman Empire, revealing both general and specific hoarding patterns during the period. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Unearthing Alexandria’s Archaeology: The Italian Contribution
Mohamed Kenawi et al.
Presents an archival survey, historical research, and archaeological description of the main Italian excavations in Alexandria from the 1890s to the 1950s, offering detailed descriptions of excavations at Hadra, Chatby, Anfushi and more, accompanied by often unpublished photographs and a catalogue of rare photographs of further sites in Alexandria. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Estudios para la configuración de las facies cerámicas altoimperiales en el Sur de la Península Ibérica
ed. P. Ruiz Montes et al.
An exploration of the economy and trade in the South of the Iberian Peninsula during the High Roman Empire, focussing on the study of ceramic contexts in several market places and consumption centres located in the region. READ MORE
Paperback: £39.00 | eBook: £16.00
Late Iron Age and Roman Settlement at Bozeat Quarry, Northamptonshire: Excavations 1995-2016
Rob Atkins
MOLA (formerly Northamptonshire Archaeology), has undertaken intermittent archaeological work within Bozeat Quarry, Northamptonshire, over a twenty-year period from 1995-2016 covering an area of 59ha. This volume presents excavation findings including evidence of a Late Iron Age and Roman Settlement. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
Estudios sobre el África romana
ed. Fabiola Salcedo Garcés et al.
These collected papers are for those who have their gaze fixed on the fascinating mosaic of cultures that was the North-African world from the moment Rome appeared in the region. Most articles are dedicated to the world of images, but other subjects include Historiography, Archaeology of Architecture, and Libyan-Berber ethnicities. READ MORE
Paperback: £44.00 | eBook: £16.00
SOMA 2015: Time, Space and People
ed. Murat Arslan
The proceedings of SOMA 2015 contain eighteen interdisciplinary articles on themes from underwater archaeology to history, archaeometry and art history, and chronologically, the subjects of these articles range from the Bronze Age to the 20th century. READ MORE
Paperback: £44.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £10.00
Maryport: A Roman Fort and Its Community
David J. Breeze
The collection of Roman inscribed stones and sculpture, together with other Roman objects found at Maryport in Cumbria, is the oldest archaeological collection in Britain still in private hands. David Breeze places the collection in context and describes the history of research at the site. READ MORE
Paperback: £14.99 | eBook: £16.00
Social Interactions and Status Markers in the Roman World
ed. George Cupcea et al.
Proceedings from the ‘People of the Ancient World’ conference held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania in 2016. Ten papers encompass diverse approaches to Roman provincial populations and the corresponding case-studies highlight the multi-faceted character of Roman society. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Roman Bridge between Dolni Vadin (Bulgaria) and Grojdibodu (Romania)
Dorel Bondoc
This volume contains all the available data on the Roman bridge over the Danube which connected Dolni Vadin (Bulgaria) and Grojdibodu (Romania) that the author was able to access given the fact that there have been no archaeological excavations at the feet of the bridge. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Great Waterworks in Roman Greece
ed. Georgia A. Aristodemou et al.
This volume is the first presentation of large scale waterworks in the Greek provinces of the Roman Empire. As a collective work, it brings together a wide body of experts from the newly emerged and expanding field of water technology and water archaeology in Roman Greece, and it fills an essential gap in archaeological research. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Il complesso monumentale di Baitokaike (Hoson Sulaiman – Siria)
Tarek Ahmad
The architecture of the temple at Baitokaike shares the characteristics that are typical of the Phoenician region, especially during the imperial era. This study aims to deepen our knowledge, proposing new chronological phases of the site, starting from the time when it was an open cult place, through the architectural analysis of its buildings. READ MORE
Paperback: £26.00 | eBook: £16.00
Mosaici funerari tardoantichi in Italia
Luigi Quattrocchi
The potential of tomb mosaics as an academic resource has often been underestimated and consequently they have only been partially analysed not only in Italy but also throughout the Western Mediterranean. This work is intended to shed a new light on these finds, which are often incomplete, lost, or little studied. READ MORE
Paperback: £20.00 | eBook: £16.00
Augustus: From Republic to Empire
ed. Grażyna Bąkowska-Czerner et al.
Proceedings from the conference ‘AUGUSTUS. 23 September 63 BC – 19 August 14 AD – 2000 years of divinity’ held in Kakow, 2014. Papers deal with a variety of topics ranging from architecture, urban issues and painting to fine art represented by glyptics and numismatics. READ MORE
Paperback: £34.00 | eBook: £16.00
Durovigutum: Roman Godmanchester
H. J. M. Green et al.
This publication presents Michael Green’s archaeological investigations into Roman Godmanchester (Cambridgeshire, UK). This is the first time Green’s full body of work has been collated and presented in one comprehensive volume. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00
Latrinae: Roman Toilets in the Northwestern Provinces of the Roman Empire
ed. Stefanie Hoss
This book is the first collection on Roman toilets of the northwestern provinces, and gives a good overview of the possibilities for human waste removal in Roman times. The volume provides a fascinating introduction to this under-researched group of Roman installations. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
La ceca de Ilduro
Alejandro G. Sinner
This book is exclusively devoted to the mint of Ilduro, its main goal being to study not only the issues produced by the workshop in detail, but also the role that this coinage had in the monetarization of a changing society, that of the Laietani, which had never previously needed to use coinage. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Alexandria and Qumran: Back to the Beginning
Kenneth Silver
This book addresses the proto-history and the roots of the Qumran community and of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the light of contemporary scholarship in Alexandria, Egypt. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
Worlds Apart Trading Together: The organisation of long-distance trade between Rome and India in Antiquity
Kasper Grønlund Evers
This book sets out to replace the outdated notion of ‘Indo-Roman trade’, integrating new findings from the last 30 years. Analysis conducted demonstrates that highly substantial levels of trade took place between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean in the 1st–6th c. altering consumption and production in India, South Arabia and the Roman Empire. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Immagini del tempo degli dei, immagini del tempo degli uomini
Ciro Parodo
Iconography found in Roman and Byzantine illustrated calendars can be divided into three themes: astrological-astronomical, festive-ritual and rural-seasonal. This volume presents an in-depth study of the connections between the meaning of the iconography of the illustrated calendars and their historical and cultural context. READ MORE
Paperback: £42.00 | eBook: £16.00
Elements of Continuity
George Azzopardi
The stones dealt with in this study are non-figural (or aniconic) or, sometimes, semi-figural. They come from ritual contexts and, as such, act as a material representation of divine presence in their role as betyls. The Maltese islands are presented as a case study to demonstrate the phenomenon of continuity through a study of these stones. READ MORE
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Die Ausrüstung der römischen Armee auf der Siegessäule des Marcus Aurelius in Rom
Boris Alexander Nikolaus Burandt
The reliefs of the column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome are used extensively for the illustration of Roman soldiers. However, there is no direct comparison between this work of official Roman art and the archaeological finds. This book aims to address this lacuna. READ MORE
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Glassware and Glassworking in Thessaloniki
Anastassios Ch. Antonaras
A detailed examination of the production of glass and glass vessels in the eastern Mediterranean from the Hellenistic Age to the Early Christian period, analysing production techniques and decoration. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00
L’artisanat dans les cites antiques de l’Algérie
Touatia Amraoui
This book is the first to examine the artisans of ancient North Africa as its core subject. Focusing on urban production in Algeria during Antiquity, this critical study brings together new documentation drawn up on the basis of field data and the consultation of archives from a long history of survey in Algeria and France. READ MORE
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Ras il-Wardija Sanctuary Revisited
George Azzopardi
This book reassesses the evidence of a secluded Punic-Roman sanctuary on the coastal promontory of Ras il-Wardija on the central Mediterranean island of Gozo (near Malta). READ MORE
Paperback: £19.00 | eBook: £16.00
Bronze Age Monuments and Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon Landscapes at Cambridge Road, Bedford
Andy Chapman et al.
Presents the results of open area excavations on 14.45ha of land at Cambridge Road, Bedford, carried out in 2004-5 in advance of development. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Roman Frontier Studies 2009
ed. Nick Hodgson et al.
Proceedings of the 21st International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies (LIMES XXI), hosted by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, in August 2009. READ MORE
Paperback: £90.00 | eBook: £16.00
Romano-Celtic Mask Puzzle Padlocks
Jerry Slocum et al.
This book presents a little-known and ingenious artefact of the Roman world: a small puzzle padlock whose font plate bears a face or ‘mask’ of ‘Celtic’ style. READ MORE
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‘Poedicvlorvm oppida’
Custode Silvio Fioriello
This volume reconstructs – for the first time, in an organic manner and in a global framework – the profile of the urban space of central Apulia, Italy in Roman times. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Catalogue of Artefacts from Malta in the British Museum
Josef Mario Briffa SJ et al.
Ancient finds from the Maltese islands are rare, and those held in the British Museum form an important collection. Represented is a wide cultural range, spanning the Early and Late Neolithic, the Bronze Age, Roman and more recent historic periods. READ MORE
Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00
Saxa loquuntur: Roman Epitaphs from North-Western Croatia
Branka Migotti
This book examines Roman funerary material from three Roman cities of the south-western regions of the Roman province of Pannonia (modern-day north-western Croatia) READ MORE
Paperback: £28.00 | eBook: £16.00
Large Scale Rhodian Sculpture of Hellenistic and Roman Times
Kalliope Bairami
This volume presents the large-scale Rhodian sculpture of the Hellenistic and Roman period through the publication of sixty unpublished sculptures of life size or larger than life size, together with forty-five sculptures already published. READ MORE
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Birds, Beasts and Burials: A study of the human-animal relationship in Romano-British St. Albans
Brittany Elayne Hill
Birds, Beasts and Burials examines human-animal relationships as found in the mortuary record within the area of Verulamium that is now situated in the modern town of St. Albans. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Late Roman to Late Byzantine/Early Islamic Period Lamps in the Holy Land
Varda Sussman
This volume illustrates lamps from the Byzantine period excavated in the Holy Land and demonstrates the extent of their development since the first enclosing/capturing of light (fire) within a portable man-made vessel. READ MORE
Paperback: £70.00 | eBook: £16.00
Ländliche Siedlungsstrukturen im römischen Spanien
Jan Schneider
The present study deals with the comparison of rural settlements, aiming to compare developments in various settlements of the Iberian Peninsula during the Roman era. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
La Cerámica Común romana en la Bahía Gaditana en Época romana
ed. Lourdes Girón Anguiozar
This volumes examines Roman pottery and production centers in the bay of Gaditana, modern-day Cádiz. READ MORE
Paperback: £80.00 | eBook: £16.00
Amphorae from the Kops Plateau (Nijmegen): trade and supply to the Lower-Rhineland from the Augustan period to AD 69/70
ed. Cèsar Carreras et al.
The amphorae from Kops Plateau represent a singular example of Roman military supply in northern Europe at a very early date. Their analysis sheds light on trading routes in the Atlantic regions, and from Gaul to Germany. READ MORE
Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00
Iron Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon Settlement along the Empingham to Hannington Pipeline in Northamptonshire and Rutland
Simon Carlyle et al.
Reports on excavations by Northamtonshire Archaeology (now MOLA) in the south-east Midlands region; Nineteen sites were investigated, dating primarily to the Iron Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods READ MORE
Paperback: £26.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Nature and Origin of the Cult of Silvanus in the Roman Provinces of Dalmatia and Pannonia
Ljubica Perinić
The Nature and Origin of the Cult of Silvanus in the Roman Provinces of Dalmatia and Pannonia deals with the cult of Silvanus and presents the evidence and current state of research of the cult in Dalmatia and Pannonia to the wider scholarly community. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00
Brochs and the Empire
Euan W. MacKie
Excavations of the Leckie Iron Age broch in Stirlingshire, Scotland, reflect the expansion of the Roman Empire into southern Scotland in the late first century AD READ MORE
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Croatia at the Crossroads: A consideration of archaeological and historical connectivity
ed. David Davison et al.
Papers focus on Croatia’s particular interconnectedness in terms of social and cultural relationships with the wider region as the starting point for exploring issues across a broad chronological range, from human origins to modernity. READ MORE
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The Black Sea in the Light of New Archaeological Data and Theoretical Approaches
ed. Manolis Manoledakis
The Black Sea in the Light of New Archaeological Data and Theoretical Approaches contains 19 papers on the archaeology and ancient history of the Black Sea region, covering a vast period of time, from the Early Iron Age until the Late Roman – Early Byzantine Periods. READ MORE
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Bearsden: The Story of a Roman Fort
David J. Breeze
This accessible account of the discoveries at the Roman fort at Bearsden examines the process of archaeological excavation, the life of the soldiers at the fort based on the results of the excavation as well as material from elsewhere in the Roman Empire. READ MORE
Paperback: £20.00 | eBook: £16.00
Statio amoena
ed. Patrizia Basso et al.
This volume examines resting places more or less directly linked with vehiculatio / cursus publicus, or with a system run or controlled by the state to ensure essential services for those traveling on behalf of the public administration READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | Open Access
Ceramiche vicinorientali della Collezione Popolani
Stefano Anastasio et al.
This volume illustrates the Popolani Collection at the Archaeological Museum of Florence, consisting of ancient pottery vessels, terracotta oil-lamps, glazed Islamic tiles, Romano-Byzantine glassware, as well as various objects from the Damascene antique market. READ MORE
Paperback: £34.00 | eBook: £16.00
An Urban Geography of the Roman World, 100 BC to AD 300
J. W. Hanson
This book provides a new account of the urbanism of the Roman world between 100 BC and AD 300. To do so, it draws on a combination of textual sources and archaeological material to provide a new catalogue of cities, calculates new estimates of their areas and uses a range of population densities to estimate their populations. READ MORE
Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Small Finds and Vessel Glass from Insula VI.1 Pompeii: Excavations 1995-2006
H.E.M. Cool
This report presents the vessel glass and small finds found during the excavations between 1995 and 2006 that took place in Insula VI.1, Pompeii (henceforth VI.1). More than 5,000 items are discussed, and the size of the assemblage has meant that the publication is in two parts. READ MORE
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Archeologia dell’acqua a Gortina di Creta in età protobizantina
Elisabetta Giorgi
A study of the early Byzantine aqueduct of Gortyn (Crete). READ MORE
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Lusitanian Amphorae: Production and Distribution
ed. Inês Vaz Pinto et al.
More than a century of archaeological investigation in Portugal has helped to discover, excavate and study many Lusitanian amphorae kiln sites, with their amphorae being widely distributed in Lusitania. READ MORE
Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00
Houses in Graeco-Roman Egypt
Youssri Ezzat Hussein Abdelwahed
This book examines different forms of ritual activities performed in houses of Graeco- Roman Egypt. It draws on the rich archaeological record of rural housing and evidence from literature or papyrological references to both urban and rural housing. READ MORE
Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £16.00
Die antike Münze als Fundgegenstand
Günther E. Thüry
This volume offers a detailed overview of ancient coin finds and their interpretation before offering a proposal for the categorisation of future numismatic finds. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
L’artisanat de l’os À l’époque Gallo-Romaine
Marc Barbier
Analysis of 22 Gallo-Roman bone combs. Experimental archaeology replicates a bone-worker production line. READ MORE
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Moneda Antigua y Vías Romanas en el Noroeste de Hispania
M. Isabel Vila Franco
The main objective of this work was to obtain an overview of the Roman monetary circulation in Gallaecia following the road network that crossed this territory in Roman times. READ MORE
Paperback: £75.00 | eBook: £16.00
Inter Moesos et Thraces
Agnieszka Tomas
Excavations at the Roman legionary base at Novae in Lower Moesia reveal one of the most important sites in the Lower Danubian provinces. Towards late Antiquity, the military camp was transformed into a civil town with Episcopal residence and survived until the beginning of the 7th century. READ MORE
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Drawings in Greek and Roman Architecture
Antonio Corso
This book is an essay on architectural drawings of the Greek and Roman world. READ MORE
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Anthropomorphic Representations in the Cucuteni-Tripolye Culture
Dan Monah
This book applies the view of Dan Monah (1943-2013) to the analysis of the Cucuteni-Tripolye anthropomorphic representations. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00 | eBook: £16.00
Diseños geométricos en los mosaicos del Conventus Astigitanus
Sebastián Vargas Vázquez
This volume focuses on the study of the geometric designs documented in the mosaics of the Conventus Astigitanus, one of the four conventi iuridici of Roman Baetica. READ MORE
Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00
‘A Mersshy Contree Called Holdernesse’: Excavations on the Route of a National Grid Pipeline in Holderness, East Yorkshire
ed. Gavin Glover et al.
Presents the results of excavations along the route of a national grid pipeline in Holderness, East Yorkshire shedding light on rural life in the claylands to the east of the Yorkshire Wolds, from the Mesolithic to the Iron Age and Roman periods, and beyond. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | Open Access
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The African Frontiers
David J. Breeze et al.
The Roman military remains in North Africa are remarkable in their variety and preservation. They include towers and forts, stretches of defensive lines of stone and earth with ditches broken by gates, and roads, sitting amidst amazing scenery. Readers of this book will enjoy learning more about North Africa’s remarkable Roman inheritance. READ MORE
Paperback: £19.99 | Open Access
The Barracks of the Roman Army from the 1st to 3rd Centuries A.D.
David Davison
This study offers a comparative study of the barracks from Roman fortresses, forts and fortlets with an analysis of building types and construction, stabling, and garrisons, seeking to address many direct questions where there is lack of useful written evidence. READ MORE
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