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Landscapes of Roman Britain: A Lecture by Martin Millett
15 March 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wednesday 15 March 2023, 6pm-7pm (UK time) or view online at:
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/roman-landscapes
Gresham College, Barnard’s Inn Hall, 30 Holborn, London EC1N 2HH
We used to think Roman Britain was a largely untamed natural landscape of woodland with occasional opulent villas representing the houses of an alien elite, set side by side with scattered peasant settlements. Archaeological work since the 1940s has radically altered this understanding through a combination of large-scale excavation and a revolution in remote sensing techniques, revealing a more varied picture of housing, farming, settlement and industry. This lecture will explore our current knowledge of the nature of Roman imperialism and the history of Britain.
Professor Millett will say, “In the last quarter century there has been a revolution in our knowledge of the landscape of Roman Britain. This has been the result of a vast increase in the amount of evidence available for analysis – a product of changes in both how we identify past activity through archaeology as well as a growth in fieldwork in advance of development.” This lecture is hybrid as you can watch online, in person or on replay at a later date.
Professor Millett will say, “In the last quarter century there has been a revolution in our knowledge of the landscape of Roman Britain. This has been the result of a vast increase in the amount of evidence available for analysis – a product of changes in both how we identify past activity through archaeology as well as a growth in fieldwork in advance of development.” This lecture is hybrid as you can watch online, in person or on replay at a later date.