Towns and Urbanisation
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- Created on: 26-01-17 10:54
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- Towns and Urbanisation
- types of town
- oppidum: tribal capitals before roman Britain, street systems
- examples: camulodinum
- ribbon towns
- civitas capitals: most common
- wroxeter, Carlisle and exeter
- colonia: often settlement for retired soldiers in britain
- Colchester, Gloucester, Lincoln and york
- the vici: lowest in status, grew alongside military bases, natives within made a living from the soldiers
- housesteads
- municipia: lower status than the colonia, pre-existing settlements taken over, not just romans
- verulamium (st. albans), londonium
- oppidum: tribal capitals before roman Britain, street systems
- sizes
- roman London - 133 hectares, Cirencester - 100, Colchester (largest colony) - 44, Broughan Humber - 5
- Types of building
- recreational: theatres, ampitheatres and bath houses
- Judicial: basilica
- religion:: temples
- Commercial: macellum, ponderarium, market stalls, shops (arcades
- Administration: curia
- remains
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- types of town
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