Britannia

<P>This book completely re-evaluates the evidence for, and the interpretation of, the rule of the kings of Late Iron Age Britain: Cunobelin and Verica. </P><P>Within a few generations of their reigns, after one died and the other had fled, Rome¿s ceremonial centres had been transformed into the magnificence of Roman towns with monumental public buildings and <EM>Britannia </EM>examines these kings¿ long-lasting legacy in the creation of Britannia.</P><P>Among the topics considered are:</P><UL><LI>the links between Iron Age king of Britain and Rome before the Claudian conquest</LI><LI>the creation of the towns of Roman Britain</LI><LI>the different natures of ''Roman identity''</LI><LI>the long lasting influence of the kings on the development of the province </LI><LI>the widely different ways that archaeologists have read the evidence. </LI></UL><P>Examining the kings'' legacy in the creation of the Roman province of Britannia, the book examines the interface of two worlds and how