Mobility and Roman Britannia

Roberts, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5669-5011, Reynolds, Leah, Spros, Rachèl, Charlton, Sophy and Madgwick, Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4396-3566 2026. Mobility and Roman Britannia. Britannia 10.1017/s0068113x26100828

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Abstract

This article reviews the evidence for mobility within, and into, the Roman province of Britannia, assesses the current state of the field and sets out how current approaches should be developed and improved. Mobility was foundational to the Roman empire and its provinces, and this paper demonstrates that Britannia provides a rich case study of the breadth, complexity and challenges of the datasets, methodologies and history of investigation of this central topic to understanding the Roman world. The review provides overviews of textual, epigraphic, material and bioarchaeological evidence and interpretive frameworks. Finally, it sets out a vision for holistic and ethical future archaeological research on this topic, especially in light of the bioarchaeological revolution in recent decades and rapidly developing datasets.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Global Humanities
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISSN:	0068-113X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	18 August 2026
Last Modified:	18 Aug 2026 10:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/189052

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