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Engendering change in our understanding of the structure of Roman military communities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2006

Extract

One of the most important developments in the study of the northern frontier provinces in recent years has been growing realization of the complexity of the populations living within, as well as around, imperial Roman military bases. It is clear that, even within the walls, such bases were not the exclusive preserve of soldiers, or even males. (It has been especially delicious to see the outraged reaction of some conservative practitioners of Limesforschung to the idea that there could possibly have been women living inside Roman forts.)

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Discussion Article
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© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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