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The article discusses how temporary camps erected by campaigning armies have the potential to provide a more detailed perceptiveness into the maneuvering of the Roman army as it tried to complete the conquest of Great Britain. An overview of the methods used to date camps is presented. Camps are the primary archaeological source for Roman conquest of territories where its first invasion of Scotland took place in the latter part of the 1st century AD.

The article describes how the Insula IX excavations at Silchester, Hampshire, England, known as a landmark in the study of Roman Britain, reveals that the transition from Iron Age Britain to Roman Britannia was wrought by conflicts. It begins with the Victorian plan of Roman Silchester known as the Calleva Atrebatum where several buildings do not conform to the orientation of the Roman street-grid. Findings showed that the relationship between supporters of the Roman ruler Verica and the Roman authorities were not as harmonious as some assumed.

The article discusses how archaeologist Hilary Cool used assemblages of artifacts from archaeological excavation reports to determine food and drink habits for people in Roman Britain. She suggests elements of ancient diets conflict with archaeological dichotomies. The study of amphorae and animal remains can determine what foods were imported and types of livestock were raised. Cool discusses similarities in civilian and military diets and the consumption of beer and pork in Roman Britain.

The article discusses findings by Peter Warry that have determined that construction tiles found at archaeological excavations can help date the site and provide clues about the changing construction methods of Romans in Great Britain. Roman tegula tiles, one of the types of tiles that comprised a roof, had different shapes in the back that allowed the tiles to be overlapped.

Reveals that the Romans brought circus to Great Britain based on the archaeological findings in Colchester, England. Description of the structure discovered by archaeologists under the leadership of Philip Crummy, director of Colchester Archaeological Trust; Importance of the finds for the reconstruction of the country's history during Roman times.

The author refutes the theory of Miles Russell and Stuart Laylock expounded in their book "UnRoman Britain," that Romanization in Great Britain was minimal to have an impact on most of the population of the country. He criticizes Russell and Laylock for selecting Chysauster to show the absence of Roman influence. He shows that the Roman Empire brought peace and taxation and integrated Latin rights into Britain's society.

The article focuses on the discovery of an unknown first-century A.D. Roman settlement at Syon Park, Brentwood near London, England. Archaeological excavations were initiated by a team from the Museum London of Archaeology (MoLA), which reveals buildings built between 250 and 300 A.D., a series of fields and various artifacts. The site is near the Roman towns of Calleva Atrebatum and Londinium, and is believed to be where Julius Caesar started his second military expedition to Britain in 54 B.C.

The article discusses a geophysical survey which revealed the outline of a small military installation called a fortlet in Anglesey, England, dating from the Roman conquest of the island in the first century AD and mentions previous examples of the fortlet design within the boundaries of Devon.

The article discusses research that an earthquake may have been a factor in the first-century battle between the Iceni queen Boudica and the Roman army in what would become Colchester, England. Archaeologists Raphael Isserlin and Roger Musson state that Roman accounts of the battle are suggestive of an earthquake similar to the one that struck Colchester in the nineteenth-century. They suggest the earthquake may have been attributed to divine intervention.

The article discusses an archaeological finding that confirms the use of frankincense for burial ceremonies during Great Britain's Roman period. It notes that a chemical analysis of 50 corpses published in the Journal of Archaeological Science reveals traces of frankincense in 14 Roman inhumations taken from British burial sites. Researchers from the University of Bradford also found resins of Pistacia and Pinacaea dating from 3rd-4th century burial rites.

The article features a sheet of decorated leather excavated from London, England that is believed to be from the period of Roman occupation in Britain, from the 40s Anno Domini (AD) to the early 5th century. Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) archaeologists discovered the piece ahead of constriction on the Bloomberg site along with 10,000 other objects. The panel which measures 1.2 meters long is decorated with a warrior on a mythical creature called hippocampus.

The article discusses the discovery on a waterhole dating back to the Iron Age at the York University campus in Heslington, England. The waterhole, which was supported by wickerwork, will be excavated through cooperation between archaeologists, university personnel and students. Archaeologist Steve Roskams suggests the lack of Roman antiquities discovered at the site suggests it served as a military outpost during the Roman period.

The article discusses a survey performed by an archaeology team from the University of Nottingham that revealed the layout of a Roman settlement in Caistor St. Edmund, England. The settlement has been called Venta Icenorum after the Iceni people. The geophysical examination revealed the town's water system and circular structures that suggested the presence of an earlier Saxon community.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article by Roger White on Roman Britain in issue 211.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article by Roger White on the Roman withdrawal from Great Britain in a previous issue.