Roman archaeology: crisis and revolution. (Debate).

From: Antiquity | Date: March 1, 2003| Author: James, Simon | Copyright information

Keywords: Roman archaeology, Roman empire, post-colonialism

Study of the Roman world is underrepresented and marginalised in mainstream archaeological discourse, at least in Anglophone scholarship. This is astonishing, given Rome's role in the creation of western culture. The histories of over thirty modern countries include extended periods as part of the Roman empire. Archaeology presents few issues more important to explore greater than the reasons this vast empire cam...

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