Hadrianic Society

Hadrianic Society

Logo of the Hadrianic Society.
Formation 1971
Type Learned society
Purpose Historical & Archaeological
Location
Membership
 120 (approx.)
Activities
 Research & publications, lectures & events
Founder
 Brian Dobson
President
 David Breeze
Affiliations Durham University
Website hadrianicsociety.com

The Hadrianic Society is a British historical society focused upon Hadrian's Wall and Roman Britainas well as Antonine Wall, the Gask Ridge, and other Roman Frontier systems.[1][2] It was founded in 1971[3] under the leadership of Brian Dobson,[4] David Breeze, and Valerie Maxfield.[1]

History

The purpose of the society is to promote the study of Hadrian's Wall, the Roman Army, and Roman frontiers.[5] The Hadrianic Society developed out of a series of courses held for former students and amateurs originally involved with the excavations at the Roman site of Corbridge under the guidance of Brian Dobson.[6] Peter Connolly was involved with the Society throughout the 1980s[7] and the annual 'Roman Army School' conference held by the Society is cited as directly influencing the work of Lawrence Keppie[8] and Birgitta Hoffmann.[9]

The society was covered in Current Archaeology in 2010.[10]

Publications

Bulletin

The Bulletin of the Hadrianic Society is an annual journal containing primarily papers based on the presentations at the Roman Army School of the previous year as well as additional peer-reviewed contributions and reviews of academic texts. It is edited and published internally. Copies of the bulletin are available in the British Library.

Newsletter

The Newsletter is a triannual publication produced, edited, and printed internally available to all society members and includes the non-academic reports, discussions, and reviews that are not relevant to the bulletin. Contributions by members are frequently published.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Law, R. 2012. About the Hadrianic Society". Hadrianic Society. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  2. ↑ "List of National Bodies". Current Archaeology. 2000-03-01. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  3. ↑ "National Archaeology/Heritage Websites". Yorkshire Archaeological Society. 2012. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  4. ↑ "Hadrian's Wall expert dies aged 80". The Northern Echo. 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  5. ↑ "'Hadrianic Society'". Current Archaeology. 2000. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  6. ↑ Dobson, B. (2002). "Hadrian's Wall and the Roman Army" (PDF). Association for Roman Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  7. ↑ "Epistula V" (PDF). Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  8. ↑ Keppie, L. (1984). The Making of the Roman Army. p. 2. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  9. ↑ Hoffmann, B. (2014). The Roman Invasion of Britain: Archaeology Versus History. p. viii. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  10. ↑ "Current Archaeology Issue 240". Current Archaeology. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  11. ↑ OpenGrey (2003). "Publication entry: Polybius to Vegetius: Essays on the Roman army and Hadrian's Wall presented to Brian Dobson to mark his 70th birthday". Retrieved 2013-11-03.

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