Maryport: A Roman Fort and Its Community

By (author) David J. Breeze

Book cover: Maryport: A Roman Fort and Its Community

Extent: 132 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: Classical Studies

Series: Archaeopress Roman Sites Series

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(March 2018)

ISBN: 9781784918019

6.85 x 9.65 inches

Price: $30.00

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The collection of Roman inscribed stones and sculpture, together with other Roman objects found at Maryport in Cumbria, is the oldest archaeological collection in Britain still in private hands. David Breeze places the collection in context and describes the history of research at the site.


The collection of Roman inscribed stones and sculpture, together with other Roman objects found at Maryport in Cumbria, is the oldest archaeological collection in Britain still in private hands. Today, it is housed in the Senhouse Roman Museum on Sea Brows to the north of the modern town of Maryport. Beside the museum the earthworks of the Roman fort may still be seen, and beyond it, though not visible, lies a large civil settlement revealed through geophysical survey and the scene of two recent excavations. ‘Maryport: A Roman Fort and its community’ places the collection in context and describes the history of research at the site. Maryport, although at the north-western edge of the Roman Empire, provides material of international importance for our understanding of the Roman state.

Preface
Ancient and Modern
The Roman army at Maryport
The extra-mural community
Religion at Maryport
Maryport in its setting
Life on the edge of empire
Final thoughts
Acknowledgements
Further Reading
What to see and where
Index

  • By (author) David J. Breeze

"In this engaging and lavishly illustrated book, David J Breeze reveals what [Maryport's collection of sculpture and inscribed stones] tell us about Roman garrison life, while also observing that collectively they have a fascinating story of their own... As well as covering [excavations at the fort], Breeze includes local settlements excavated [nearby], providing an invaluable sense of the world these soldiers operated within. The result is an essential account of a key site." Matthew Symonds (2018), Current Archaeology "[This] volume is a valuable contribution to Roman frontier studies, and to studies of Roman altars in relation to military life. By drawing together disparate antiquarian studies and more recent archaeological work by a range of groups, David Breeze has provided a useful and accessible narrative of the current state of research at Maryport, and whetted our appetites for future research into this highly significant site." David Roberts (2018), Archaeological Journal
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'In this engaging and lavishly illustrated book, David J Breeze reveals what [Maryport’s collection of sculpture and inscribed stones] tell us about Roman garrison life, while also observing that collectively they have a fascinating story of their own... As well as covering [excavations at the fort], Breeze includes local settlements excavated [nearby], providing an invaluable sense of the world these soldiers operated within. The result is an essential account of a key site.' - Matthew Symonds (2018), Current Archaeology

— Matthew Symonds

'…[This] volume is a valuable contribution to Roman frontier studies, and to studies of Roman altars in relation to military life. By drawing together disparate antiquarian studies and more recent archaeological work by a range of groups, David Breeze has provided a useful and accessible narrative of the current state of research at Maryport, and whetted our appetites for future research into this highly significant site.' - David Roberts (2018), Archaeological Journal

— David Roberts