Books

The Administration of the Roman Empire edited by David Braund (University of Exeter Press, 1988)
A number of academic contributors explain how the Roman empire actually functioned, covering such themes as governors, cities, rural areas and client kings.
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The Romanization of Britain: An essay in archaeological interpretation by Martin Millett (Cambridge University Press, 1992)
The author examines Roman Britain as a social process and covers many aspects of Romano-British life including civic organisation and building.
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Women in Roman Britain by Lindsay Allason-Jones (Council for British Archaeology, May 2005)
Tombstones, writing tablets and curse tablets have revealed a great deal about the lives of Romano-British women and their social status within the Roman administration. The author gives us a sense of the reality of life in a province.
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Links

Imperium – Roman Society
www.bol.ucla.edu/~smartin/rome/society.html#politics
Offers an overview of Roman politics and government and explains the concept of 'patronage'.

A New World/Building a Province
www.btinternet.com/~ron.wilcox/onlinetexts
/onlinetexts-index.htm
This online archaeology course offers a good overview of how the Roman authorities organised the provinces and the civitas capitals during their occupation of Britain. Click on chapter 15 to read more on this and related subjects.

Roman Empire
www.crystalinks.com/romanempire.html
Concise history of the spread of the political system established by Augustus at the beginning of the Roman Empire.

Romans in Sussex – Administration and Society
www.romansinsussex.co.uk/level3/themes/ life_roman_britain/admin_soci_admin.asp
Accessible site that provides an in-depth look at how people lived in the Sussex region during the late Iron Age, the Roman period and Anglo-Saxon times. It's divided into different levels for teachers, pupils, and adults with a general interest and has an excellent section on the Roman system of administration in Britain.