The Romano-British frontier.
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Title
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The Romano-British frontier.
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Identifier
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AAI9924824
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identifier
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9924824
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Creator
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Kurchin, Bernice.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Gregory A. Johnson
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Date
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1999
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Anthropology, Archaeology | History, Ancient | History, European
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Abstract
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The absorption of Britain into the Roman Empire by military conquests resulted in the construction of a wall across the North of Britain and the creation of a military frontier zone on both sides. The southern half of the frontier zone was part of the Province of Britannia while the northern half fluctuated between inner frontier and outer frontier status from AD 84 to AD 410. Research has ranged from military studies to discussion of the emerging small towns and the villas of the northern region but little attention has been paid to the relationship between the farming population, the military population and the Roman administration. Using regional settlement patterns and some artefact distribution data, this study compares how the common experience of a military occupation and the disparate effect of being in or out of the empire impact on the systemic development of each region. The primary focus is on understanding the kind of economic and political development taking place in these two sectors over time, from the Early Iron Age through the Roman period and what implications these have for broader theories and models of frontier development.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
