A city of traders; a city of soldiers: placing the militaria from Bloomberg London in context. Roman Finds Group conference, University of Reading 9th-10th September 2016 (original) (raw)

Abstract

In recent years the role of the Roman army in Londinium has been hotly debated with new perspectives provided by a string of important discoveries including traces of a supposed Claudian encampment, part of a Neronian fort and most recently the discovery of in excess of 300 pieces of militaria discovered during excavations in the Walbrook valley including weapons, armour, elements of military dress and cavalry equipment. This paper places these new discoveries in their stratigraphic and historical context, considering their chronology and taphonomy, before surveying their character and considering whether it is possible to recognise distinctly military styles of consumption in the other material from the site with a focus on the dress accessories.

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