Books

Fishbourne Roman Palace by Barry Cunliffe (Tempus Publishing, 1988)
Historical look at the biggest single Roman building ever found in Britain, discovered in 1960 by a workman and covering an area the size of Buckingham Palace.
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The Landscape of Roman Britain by Ken and Petra Dark (Sutton, 1998)
The authors analyse and interpret archaeological evidence of rural life in Roman Britain and provide an overview of Romano-British agriculture, the impact of Roman towns and that of human and industrial activity on the landscape.
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Roman Villas and the Countryside by Guy de la Bédoyère (B T Batsford, 1993)
Looks at the evidence for life in the countryside in Roman Britain through buildings, objects and the undeniable impact of the Roman army. The author also examines how rural life changed through the 400 years of Roman rule.
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Links

Farming and Agriculture – The Romans in Britain
www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/mis_frame_page.htm
Looks at how the Romans changed farming practices in Britain and the innovations they introduced to farming methods.

Rural Prosperity
www.btinternet.com/~ron.wilcox/onlinetexts/onlinetexts-chap16.htm
Online learning course that offers an excellent summary of how the Roman occupation changed the British countryside and created a rural prosperity.