Abstract
This thesis seeks to place the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum in the greater context of collapse and abandonment, especially in regards to the decline and withdrawal. Following the notion of collapse according to Tainter and using a model based on Boak's interpretation of the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the paper seeks to explain the Roman abandonment of Britain through Calleva Atrebatum in relation to other sites around Roman Britain. The decline leading to collapse and abandonment is then placed within the overall decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire, demonstrating how Calleva Atrebatum fit within the complete network of the Empire and its downward spiral in decline.
Advisor
Kardulias, P. Nicholas
Department
Archaeology
Recommended Citation
Grosch, Peregrine, "Further Down the Spiral: Analyzing Calleva Atrebatum in the Context of Collapse and Abandonment During the Withdrawal of Roman Britain" (2014). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 5969.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/5969
Disciplines
Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity | Classical Archaeology and Art History
Keywords
collapse, abandonment, Rome
Publication Date
2014
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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