Download or read book Roman Oxfordshire written by Martin Henig and published by Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxfordshire has a great wealth and variety of Roman remains, from rich villas in the Cotswolds, peasant villages and settlements in the Thames Valley, and the walled towns of Alchester and Dorchester, to the temple complexes of Frilford and Woodeaton, and the extensive pottery industry around Oxford itself. This volume surveys the Roman period in Oxfordshire. It summarizes the Iron Age settlement of the area and assessing the impact of the Roman conquest. The book covers the social and economic history as well as the archaeology of the area.