| The Masonry Defences of Roman Silchester (Calleva Atrebatum), North Hampshire: Building materials, building styles and the building programme Contributor(s): Allen, J. R. L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1407311107 ISBN-13: 9781407311104 Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd OUR PRICE: $79.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 936.2 |
| Series: BAR British |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 8.27" W x 11.69" (0.95 lbs) 113 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A detailed study of the masonry defences of one of England's most important Roman sites. Erected in c. 270 AD, the masonry walls of the Roman town of Silchester (Calleva Atrebatum; Hampshire, S. England) are part of the third system in a series of defensive works. They stand today to a height of almost 5m and are composed of up to seven lifts or stages, each consisting of a flint core and facing (now almost completely robbed away), capped by a string-course of large blocks and slabs that stretches across the full width (c. 3m) of the walls, formed of a wide variety of rock-types foreign to the district. |
Contributor Bio(s): Allen, J. R. L.: - J.R.L. Allen |