THIS evening the description of life in Roman
J- Britain passes from military to ordinary town life. London was even then capital of the country. Major Home discusses the relative sizes of the main towns and their expansion ; the ' colonies ' and the smaller towns, and the extent to which they were ' Romanized.' He describes social conditions and local government, going into the details of buildings, shops, and private houses ; drainage, lighting, water supply. cemeteries, and police.