Welsh Journals

The evidence is neatly combined to provide a convincing story which will be influential in Roman military studies in the future. The second volume deals with the finds, the great percentage of which came from the frigidarium drain, which reflect in an entertaining way on social life in fortress baths. In a short review it is impossible to do justice to the wealth of detail presented and the broader implications which it has. Suffice it to say that these two volumes are outstanding in their immaculate presentation and in the way in which they bring to the fore the wider significance of the baths. So often archaeological reports obscure their subject in a murk of detail. Here the building and the people using it are made to rise and stand clear of trivial debris. The reports are a great credit to their author and to his sponsors and publisher. Barry Cunliffe THE GWENT FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY JOURNAL The journal of the Gwent Family History Society is a production of which any group in the county might be proud. This 32 page booklet is produced three times per year and if the standard of the number under review is normal then its editor, Betty Ambler of Abergavenny, and the committee are to be congratulated. Its attraction to the eye lies not only in the pleasing type-face but also in the art work of Derek Lawton. It seems to be free from those irritating typographical errors and blurred reproduc- tion which mar so many local society publications. The content is of much wider interest than might have been expected from a group whose sphere of concern could have been limited. It is clear that the contributors have developed a skill in research which bodes well for the future of local history in Gwent. A.G.M.