This major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain spans the period from the first century BC to the fifth century AD.

• Major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain
• Brings together specialists to provide an overview of recent debates about this period
• Exceptionally broad coverage, embracing political, economic, cultural and religious life
• Focuses on changes in Roman Britain from the first century BC to the fifth century AD
• Includes pioneering studies of the human population and animal resources of the island.

Malcolm Todd is an archaeologist and ancient historian. He has held chairs in the universities of Exeter and Durham, Visiting Fellowships at All Souls College and Brasenose College, Oxford, and a Senior Research Fellowship of the British Academy and the Leverhulme Trust. He is the author of books on the Roman West and the early Germanic peoples, including The Early Germans (second edition, Blackwell, 2004), Migrants and Invaders (2001) and Roman Britain (third edition, Blackwell, 1999). He retired as Principal of Trevelyan College, Durham, in 2000.