pp 25 1987 paperback
ISBN 0-7083-0960-7
The archaeological evidence amassed by generations of work on numerous Roman sites has been synthesised into a lively and imaginative account of everyday life for two soldiers stationed at Isca Silurum -the Roman fortress at Caerleon in Gwent. The routine of life in the Roman army and in an adjoining civil settlement is presented as the story of living people with whom pupils can identify. Aimed at children 11-13 years old, it is a masterly exercise in empathy based on sound scholarship and creative insight. Site plans, photographs and reconstruction illustrations support the text in a vivid manner.
` . . . attractive and reasonably priced...includes a very useful section on archaeology.' (History and Archaeology Review)