A History of the Congress of Roman Frontier Studies 1949-2024 - David J. Breeze, Tatiana Ivleva, Rebecca H. Jones, Andreas Thiel

A History of the Congress of Roman Frontier Studies 1949-2024

Buch | Softcover
206 Seiten
2024
Archaeopress Archaeology (Verlag)
978-1-80327-817-9 (ISBN)
47,35 inkl. MwSt
This volume celebrates the twenty-sixth Congress of Roman Frontier Studies. It presents the history of the congress accompanied by photographs and reminiscences from participants, a story populated by many of the well-known archaeologists of the last 75 years and, indeed, earlier as the genesis of the Congress lies in the inter-War years.
In 1949, in the aftermath of a devastating war, Eric Birley organised the First Congress of Roman Frontier Studies. His aim was not only to pursue the study of Roman frontiers but also to take a step towards restoring harmony in international relations within this field of research. The pattern was set early on: the exchange of information, networking and friendship. These three elements remain at the core of the approach of those organising and attending the Congress. They are reinforced by the pattern of the meetings, usually held every three years. The programme includes not only lectures but also visits to the local Roman military sites led by appropriate specialists.



Over the 75 years since the First Congress, membership has grown enormously with more lecture theatres and more coaches being required every meeting. This publication marks the twenty-sixth Congress at Batumi in Georgia. It aims to help newer members understand the body they have joined; for those who have been attending for longer, it will be a reminder of friendships made and strengthened; for all, the book hopes to be a spur to continuing investigations and research into Rome’s greatest monument, its frontiers; for the moment of publication, it will be a celebration of the twenty-sixth Congress of Roman Frontier Studies.

David J. Breeze has been Chair of the International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies and President of several archaeological societies in the UK. He was Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments for Scotland from 1989 to 2005, and subsequently led the team which successfully nominated the Antonine Wall as a World Heritage Site in 2008. David has excavated on both Hadrian’s Wall and the Antonine Wall and written several books on these frontiers, on frontiers elsewhere in the Roman Empire and on the Roman army. Tatiana Ivleva is a Roman provincial archaeologist with specialism in the archaeology of portable material culture, in particular personal adornments, and long-standing interest in Roman frontiers and Roman frontier communities.

Preface



Introduction



The Sixth International Congress of Archaeology, Berlin 1939



The First Congress, Newcastle, England, UK 1949



The Second Congress, Carnuntum, Austria 1955



The Third Congress, Rheinfelden/Basel, Switzerland 1957



The Fourth Congress, Durham, England, UK 1959



The Fifth Congress, former Yugoslavia 1961



The Sixth Congress, Arnoldshain, Germany 1964



The Seventh Congress, Tel Aviv, Israel 1967



The Eighth Congress, Cardiff, Wales, UK 1969



The Ninth Congress, Mamaïa, Romania 1972



The Tenth Congress, Xanten and Nijmegen, Germany and the Netherlands 1974



The Eleventh Congress, Székesfehérvár, Hungary 1976



The Twelfth Congress, Stirling, Scotland, UK 1979



The Thirteenth Congress, Aalen, Germany 1983



The Fourteenth Congress, Carnuntum, Austria 1986



The Fifteenth Congress, Canterbury, England (UK) 1989



The Sixteenth Congress, Rolduc Abbey, Kerkrade, the Netherlands 1995



The Seventeenth Congress, Zalău, Romania 1997



The Eighteenth Congress, Amman, Jordan 2000



The Nineteenth Congress, Pécs, Hungary 2003



The Twentieth Congress, León, Spain 2006



The Twenty-First Congress, Newcastle, England (UK) 2009



The Twenty-second Congress, Ruse, Bulgaria 2012



The Twenty-third Congress, Ingolstadt, Germany 2015



The Twenty-fourth Congress, Viminacium, Serbia 2018







The Twenty-fifth Congress, Nijmegen, the Netherlands 2022







Reflections on the Congress

The structure of the Congress meetings

International influences

The cycle of meetings

The location of Congresses

Planning a Congress

Special features



The Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage property



Further reading



Appendix: The frontiers of the Roman Empire multi-language books



Acknowledgements

Erscheint lt. Verlag 5.9.2024
Reihe/Serie Archaeological Lives
Zusatzinfo 169 figures (colour throughout)
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 245 x 174 mm
Gewicht 600 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Archäologie
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Altertum / Antike
ISBN-10 1-80327-817-X / 180327817X
ISBN-13 978-1-80327-817-9 / 9781803278179
Zustand Neuware
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