Customer Reviews
For serious Academics only - By: Gregory Butler, 28 Oct 2007 
As a general non academic history reader, this is real heavy going
Dull & hard work
For graduate students only
Go elswhere if just want an interesting read about Roman Britain
What did the Romans ever do for us then? - By: , 29 Jul 2001 
When I was first recommended this book by my lecturer, as opposed to some of the more established works on Roman Britain, I have to say I was a little sceptical about this short volume. However, on reading, I was fantastically surprised. Millett does not simply repeat what earlier writers have said, but introduces new strands of thought, most especially on the so-called "Romanization" of Britain. Yet this is not a book which is simply spouting wacky, new ideas. The author ensures that the reader is given a basic knowledge of Roman Britain,in its many forms: political, cultural, artistic. Although I don't agree with Millett entirely (and this should not be seen as a criticism; indeed, his theories led myself to think & research much more deeply into the subject), this book was invaluable when I came to revision for both the clarity of the issues & its length (144 pages instead of the thousandsin some other books is a godsend for a student, I can assure you!). Indeed, I would recommend it to anyone wanting easy & quick access to the material & debates arising from Roman Britain.
