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This book describes and discusses the mansiones of Roman Britain, relating the posts of cursus publicus to the development of roadside settlements. Black makes a detailed examination of particular examples of mansiones through the first to fourth centuries, and in an appendix gives a re-assessment of the Antonine Itinerary, a prime source for the names and locations of roadside settlements.Black, E.W. is the author of 'Cursus Publicus : Infrastructure of Government in Roman Britain', published 1995 under ISBN 9780860547815 and ISBN 0860547817.
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