This book was written as part travel guide to the Roman remains of Southern France and part historical assessment of the process of Imperialism as it was applied to the assimilation of Narbonensis into the Roman Empire in the first and second centuries CE.

After a survey of the Celtic presence in the region between the Pyrenees and the Italian Alps, this book takes an in-depth look at the various processes by which a vast, productive and profitable strategic area was absorbed into Roman rule without the need for conquest. Fully illustrated, this book provides a valuable survey of Roman remains as they exist to day and their place in the pantheon of Roman history.