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Debating
the End
British
Museum Conference
The
British Museum and the Roman Society will jointly organise a two-day
national conference at the British Museum on the weekend of 13-14
March.Planned
sessions include the Continental background, language and literature,
historical sources, the archaeological evidence, and coinage.
Debating the End
programme
Emperors,
Usurpers, Tyrants: The history and archaeology of Western
Britain from AD 350 to 500
To commemorate the 1600th anniversary of the End of Roman Britain,
and to celebrate The Roman Society's centenary, the Cardiff University
and the Monmouthshire Antiquarian Association are hosting a two-day
conference to explore the evidence for Roman continuity in western
Britain in the 5th century. To be held at Cardiff University over
the weekend of 30-31 October 2010. The conference is sponsored
by The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. For more information,
conference programme and booking form visit the conference website.
Carmarthen
Day School
Trinity University Carmarthen, 20th February 2010 on ‘Demetia
to Dyfed’, jointly sponsored by the Carmarthenshire Antiquarian
Society and the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at
Lampeter.
5th
Century Britain Seminars
The
University of Reading's Research Centre for Late Antique and Byzantine
Studies and the Late Antiquity Research Group will be holding
a joint series of seminars at Reading throughout this year on
new archaeological research on fifth century Britain, starting
with "Dinas Powys A Late Antique Fortress in Context"
Andrew Seaman, Thursday 4th March 2010 2.30pm in Room 2S20, URS
building. For further information, contact Alice Larter a.larter@reading.ac.uk
The
end of Roman Britain: what ended, when and why?
Lecture by Dr. Andrew Gardner
9th March 2010, 1.15pm-1.55pm in the Darwin Lecture Theatre, UCL.
End of Roman Britain Conference
20th March 2010 at University of Lincoln, Riseholme Campus,
Lincolnshire
Archaeology Day organised by Society for Lincs History and Archaeology.
Details and booking form available in due course at www.lincolnshirepast.org.uk
The
Twilight of the Empire: a view from Kent and Sussex
The West Kent Archaeological Society will be hosting a conference
to tie in with the AD410 1600th anniversary. The conference will
be held at the Sevenoaks Museum and Library, Buckhurst Lane, Sevenoaks,
Kent on Saturday April 10th 2010, 0930-1630hrs. Tickets: £15 (£10
to WKAS members) and they will go on sale in February www.archaeologywkas.co.uk.
Speakers are planned from University of Kent, Sussex University
and Canterbury Archaeological Trust amongst others.
AD
410:
The year that shook Rome
Thursday 29 April, 18.30 Stevenson Lecture Theatre, British Museum
In August AD 410, Alaric’s Goths swarmed into Rome and sacked
the city, shaking the empire to its core. Sam Moorhead, British
Museum, and independent scholar David Stuttard discuss how Rome
fell, tracing the events that culminated in the looting of the
eternal city, and revealing some of the characters involved. Followed
by a book signing. £5, concessions £3 Booking and further information
available at www.britishmuseum.org.
What
did the Romans really do for us?
Tuesday
18th May Evening Talk - 6-8pm National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon.
An interactive talk about the legacy of the Romans in Britain
to mark the year that the Romans left, AD 410. Talk and light
refreshments. £3 per ticket. Pre booking required.
Annual Caerleon Lecture
Tuesday 23rd September Evening Talk 7-9pm Birthday Lecture - AD
410 -title TBC. Dr Roger White, Academic Director, Ironbridge
Institute, University of Birmingham. Talk and light refreshments.
£3 per ticket. Pre booking required..
The
Legacy of Rome: Wales
AD
300–700
Etifeddiaeth Rhufain: Cymru
AD 300–700
Aberystwyth,
13th November 2010
Many distinguishing characteristics of Wales can be traced back
to Roman rule’s final stages and immediate aftermath. The questions
remain largely open as to how Romanized this part of the Empire
had been and to what extent the Roman contribution determined
the make up of the cultural entity that was to emerge to the west
of Anglo-Saxon England. A resifting of recent research (sites,
artefacts, inscriptions) and analysis promises to be a worthwhile
undertaking in this milestone year. 2010 is the centenary year
of the Roman Society as well as marking the sixteen-hundredth
anniversary of the date which has traditionally marked the end
of Roman Britain. Commemorating these events the Society together
with the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic
Studies will sponsor the Legacy of Rome day conference on this
pivotal period in the transition from western Roman Britain to
early medieval Wales.
End
of the Roman North: Roman to Anglo-Saxon in Northern England
13th November 2010, Temple Hall, York St John University, Lord
Mayor’s Walk, York
The Twilight of Roman Britain in the North: A Story of Military
Failure?
The
Conference will be held at: The Customs House South Shields from
10am to 5pm, probably on 20 Nov 2010.
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