Women in Roman Britain

• Author(s): Lindsay Allason-Jones,
• Publisher: Council for British Archaeology
• Pages: 209
• ISBN_10: 1902771435
  ISBN_13: 9781902771434
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Health & Fitness / Women's Health , History / Ancient / Rome , History / Europe / Great Britain / General , Religion / Sexuality & Gender Studies , Social Science / Archaeology , Social Science / Women's Studies ,

Description:... A new edition of the 1992 book detailing the complexities of life for women in Roman Britain. This edition chronicles the latest discoveries - tombstones, writing tablets, curse tablets, burials and artefacts - to create a vivid picture of the lives, habits and thoughts of women in Britain over four centuries. Diversity of backgrounds, traditions and tastes lies at the heart of the book - displaying the cosmopolitan nature of the Romano-British society. Lindsay Allason-Jones explores all aspects of women's life - from social status to hairstyles.