RomanFortsinBritain

ThisbookexaminesRomanfortsinBritainfromthefirsttothefourthcentury.ItdescribesthelayoutofafortandtraceshowfortsdevelopedfromthemarchingcampsthrownupeachnightbythearmyoncampaigntothealmostimpregnablestrongholdsoftheSaxonShore.Forts，fortresses，fortlets，watch-towersandsignalstationsareinturnexamined，andthedefencesandindividualbuildingsofthefortanditsannexanalysed.OtherchaptersdealwithhowtheRomansoldiersbuiltthefortandthelifeofthemenstationedthere.Agazetteeroffortsworthvisitingisincludedandthereisalsoaselectbibliography.Thebookisillustratedwithbothlinedrawingsandphotographs，allcloselyrelatedtothetext，andthereareseveralreconstructiondrawings.