Archaeology of the Roman Conquest: Tracing the Legions, Reclaiming the Conquered

This Element volume provides an up-to-date synthesis of the archaeology of the Roman conquest, combining new theoretical and methodological approaches with the latest fieldwork results. Recent advances in conflict archaeology research are revolutionising our knowledge of Rome's military campaigns in Western and Central Europe, allowing scholars to reassess the impact of the conquest on the indigenous populations. The volume explores different types of material evidence for the Roman wars of conquest, including temporary camps, battlefields, coinage production, and regional settlement patterns. These and other topics are examined using four case studies: Caesar's Gallic Wars, the Cantabrian and Asturian Wars, the Germanic Wars of Augustus, and the Roman conquest of Britain. By focusing on the 'dark sides' of the Roman expansion and reclaiming the memory of the conquered, the Element aims to contribute to a more holistic understanding of the processes of incorporation and integration into the Roman Empire.

這本書提供了一個最新的羅馬征服考古學綜合，結合了新的理論和方法論，以及最新的田野調查結果。最近在衝突考古學研究方面的進展正在革新我們對羅馬在西歐和中歐的軍事戰役的了解，使學者能夠重新評估征服對當地居民的影響。本書探討了羅馬征服戰爭的不同類型的物質證據，包括臨時營地、戰場、貨幣生產和區域定居模式。這些和其他主題通過四個案例研究進行了探討：凱撒的高盧戰爭、坎塔布里亞和阿斯圖里亞戰爭、奧古斯都的日耳曼戰爭以及羅馬對不列顛的征服。通過關注羅馬擴張的“黑暗面”，並重新挖掘被征服者的記憶，本書旨在為對羅馬帝國的融入和整合過程提供更全面的理解。