From the invasions of Julius Caesar to the unexpected end of Roman rule in the early 5th century AD and the collapse of society in Britain, this book is an account of Roman Britain for the general reader. Peter Salway's narrative takes into account exciting discoveries.[...]

For four centuries Britain was an integral part of the Roman Empire, a political system stretching from Turkey to Portugal and from the Red Sea to the Tyne and beyond. Its involvement with Rome started long before the Conquest launched by the Emperor Claudius in 43 AD, and it continued to be a part [...]