Roman Britain - Past and Present

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This three credit class has been designed to allow students to investigate the impact of the Roman Empire on Britain from 55BC to 406AD, and how this influence is still prevalent today. Through the discussion of both archaeological and textual sources, an understanding of what life was like in Roman occupied Britannia will be obtained. We will engage with a number of related topics, which include the changes in daily life for Britons under Roman rule, the creation of new towns, the development of technology and the role of religion. A key part of this course will be a number of site visits to put into context what can be gleaned from the textual and visual source material taught in class. These experiences will also showcase how contemporary Britain engages with its past, and the variety of methods that are employed to aid the preservation of this period of history