08-28-2006, 08:31 AM
Hi I'm a new member, just trying out my first post.
Let's see: my name is Mike, I live in London, I am a museum proffesional and a PhD student.
I've been interested in Romans and Roman military since childhood and though I enjoy watching re-enacting, I've not been compelled to join in (yet!).
My area of research is the Roman Auxilia (including the Cunei (Formations), Equites (Mounted-units), Numeri (Companies), and Vexillationes, (Detachments) plus field army) in Britannia from invasion to the 4th century; particularly what indications, clues or glimpses of cultural identity or ethnicity there are outside the normal 'Roman' (what is 'Roman' anyway is one of the academic questions of the moment; there is no such thing as Roman and Celt cry some!) conventions AND then how this is conveyed (or not) in UK museums (which tend to ignore auxiliaries or ignore/hide their origins unless they are military in focus).
Recently someone mentioned Spaul (1994 & 2000) on one of the posts; my work is like that but more up to date, particular the ala part, Britannia only (and the Britannia periods only of regiments that were raised elsewhere) and will include analysis of the inscriptions, sculpture and other evidence, rather than just lists, plus histories of units.
So if anyone wants to know anything about the auxilia (someone recently asked about which units where stationed along Hadrian's Wall, I will try answer), Roman cultural identity theory and current government museum policy in the UK then I am your man!
All the best
ave
Let's see: my name is Mike, I live in London, I am a museum proffesional and a PhD student.
I've been interested in Romans and Roman military since childhood and though I enjoy watching re-enacting, I've not been compelled to join in (yet!).
My area of research is the Roman Auxilia (including the Cunei (Formations), Equites (Mounted-units), Numeri (Companies), and Vexillationes, (Detachments) plus field army) in Britannia from invasion to the 4th century; particularly what indications, clues or glimpses of cultural identity or ethnicity there are outside the normal 'Roman' (what is 'Roman' anyway is one of the academic questions of the moment; there is no such thing as Roman and Celt cry some!) conventions AND then how this is conveyed (or not) in UK museums (which tend to ignore auxiliaries or ignore/hide their origins unless they are military in focus).
Recently someone mentioned Spaul (1994 & 2000) on one of the posts; my work is like that but more up to date, particular the ala part, Britannia only (and the Britannia periods only of regiments that were raised elsewhere) and will include analysis of the inscriptions, sculpture and other evidence, rather than just lists, plus histories of units.
So if anyone wants to know anything about the auxilia (someone recently asked about which units where stationed along Hadrian's Wall, I will try answer), Roman cultural identity theory and current government museum policy in the UK then I am your man!
All the best
ave
Mike Galer, MA
PhD Candiate, Cultural Identity of the Roman Auxilia and their representation in museums
Room G7b
Insitute of Archaeology, UCL, London
PhD Candiate, Cultural Identity of the Roman Auxilia and their representation in museums
Room G7b
Insitute of Archaeology, UCL, London