John Wacher is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Leicester. He is a member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists and has a special interest in urbanisation in the Roman Empire. Among his many publications are The Towns of Roman Britain (Routledge 2nd edition 1997), Roman Britain (2nd edition 1998), and The Roman World (Routledge Kegan Paul 1987).

"This volume makes a genuine contribution to the Routledge series on Roman Britain and to the vaster literature on this subject." - R.P. Legon, University of Baltimore

• Introduction; Chapter 1 The Effect of Geology, Climate and Humanity; Chapter 2 Pre-Roman Changes to the Landscape; Chapter 3 Roman Arrival; Chapter 4 Plough and Pasture; Chapter 5 Farms and Religion in The Landscape; Chapter 6 Urban Topography and Human Sensations; Chapter 7 Mineral Extraction; Chapter 8 Change in the Roman Period; Chapter 9 Roman Survival in the Modern Landscape;

John Wacher is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Leicester. He is a member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists and has a special interest in urbanisation in the Roman Empire. Among his many publications are The Towns of Roman Britain (Routledge 2nd edition 1997), Roman Britain (2nd edition 1998), and The Roman World (Routledge Kegan Paul 1987).

"This volume makes a genuine contribution to the Routledge series on Roman Britain and to the vaster literature on this subject." - R.P. Legon, University of Baltimore

• Introduction; Chapter 1 The Effect of Geology, Climate and Humanity; Chapter 2 Pre-Roman Changes to the Landscape; Chapter 3 Roman Arrival; Chapter 4 Plough and Pasture; Chapter 5 Farms and Religion in The Landscape; Chapter 6 Urban Topography and Human Sensations; Chapter 7 Mineral Extraction; Chapter 8 Change in the Roman Period; Chapter 9 Roman Survival in the Modern Landscape;