Pioneering merchants and traders, soldiers wives and children, and slaves are among the many civilians who settled alongside the Roman army at Hadrians Wall. These peoples lives can be traced through the things they left behind. Children lost socks and wooden swords when they played, while wives and daughters wore fancy hairpins that fell out when they went to the bathhouses. Hunting dogs were fed and bred for soldiers sport, and slaves wrote letters and kept fort hypocausts burning.
Claire Millington pieces together the wide-ranging archaeological evidence to reveal these peoples stories. With a fascinating selection of images and thoughtful insights, this book will inform and change how you think about everyday Roman life at this remote frontier, the most-visited Roman remains in Britain.
