Late Roman Conf at Ashmolean Museum, Oxford March 10-, 2007

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1. LAA2007 Oxford Conf.: The Archaeology of War in Late Antiquity, 10th
From: Luke Lavan
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1. LAA2007 Oxford Conf.: The Archaeology of War in Late Antiquity, 10th
Posted by: "Luke Lavan" [email protected]
Date: Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:43 pm ((PST))

LATE ANTIQUE ARCHAEOLOGY 2007
The Archaeology of War in Late Antiquity
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Sat 10th- Sun 11th March 2007

**Logistics**
10.00-10.40 Professsor Andrew Poulter (Nottingham)
‘The Archaeology of Supply: the role of granaries, ports and
communications in offensive and defensive military campaigns’
10.40-11.20 Professor John Haldon (Princeton)
‘Information and War: intelligence operations and surveillance networks’

**Fortification And Siege Warfare**
12.00-12.40 Dr. Jim Crow (Newcastle)
‘Walls in War and Peace, the design and maintenance of military and
urban fortifications.’
12.40-1.20 Professor Michael Whitby (Warwick)
‘Siege Warfare and Counter-Siege Tactics’

**Weaponry**
2.30-3.10 Dr. Jim Coulston (St. Andrew’s)
‘Characterising Late Roman Military Equipment Culture’
3.10-3.50 Professor Michel Kazanski (Paris)
‘L'équipement militaires des peuples barbares frontaliers du Bas-Empire
et son origine’

**Battles: Literary And Topographical Evidence**
4.30-5.10 Mr. Christopher Lillington-Martin (Glasgow)
‘Procopius and the Topographical Evidence for the Battles of Belisarius’
5.10-5.50 Mr. Ian Colvin (Cambridge)
‘Reporting Battles and Understanding Campaigns in Procopius and
Agathias: topography and sources’
5.50-6.00 Discussion

**The Rhine Frontier And The Western Provinces**
9.00-9.40 Professor Hugh Elton (Trent)
‘Imperial Campaigning from Diocletian to Honorius’

**The Balkan Frontier And Provinces**
10.20-11.00 Dr. Archibald Dunn (Birmingham)
‘The Archaeology of the Imperial Response to invasion in the Southern
Balkans: the state of the question’
11.00-11.40 Dr. Alexander Sarantis (Oxford)
‘Military Encounters in the Northern Balkans from Anastasius to Justin II’

**The East**
1.00-1.40 Dr. James Howard-Johnston (Corpus Christi, Oxford)
‘The End of the (Ancient) World’
1.40-2.20 Professor Hugh Kennedy (St. Andrew’s)
‘The Roman Defeat and Arabic Invasions’ (Title to be confirmed)

**Civil War**
3.00-3.40 Dr. Neil Christie (Leicester)
‘War Within the Frontiers: rebellions, revolts and civil wars’
3.40-4.20 Dr. Maria Kouroumali (Wolfson College, Oxford)
‘'The Justinianic re-conquest of Italy: imperial campaigns and local
responses'

Send application form (click here) with payment to Alexander Sarantis, 8
Penhurst Court, Sidney Street, Oxford OX4 3AB, England.
£40 admission (£15 student/unwaged). No meals this year. Cheques in
sterling to "Late Antique Archaeology". Cash payment for overseas
visitors, by arrangement. Queries: [email protected] .
For accommodation information (Hotel, B&B and Hostel) click here.
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All sessions will be held in the Ashmolean lecture, Beaumont Street, Oxford.

[Robert Vermaat]

Drool....

[Mithras]

Now, wouldn't it be nice to get to that! I could look around the fabulous (so I've heard) Asholean Museum, with the biggest collection of Egyptian artefacts in the UK. And listen to some fantastic Late Roman lectures.

[Caballo]

And of course the incomparable Oxbow books near Oxford Station......

[Mithras]

My poor credit card is quivering with fear at the prospect!

[Tarbicus]

Send application form (click here) with payment to

Click where?

[D B Campbell]

**Weaponry**
2.30-3.10 Dr. Jim Coulston (St. Andrew’s)
‘Characterising Late Roman Military Equipment Culture’

Jim Coulston?!

[Mithras]

I too thought that strange.

hock:

[Robert Vermaat]

His brother?

[Mithras]

Comitatus is very pleased to announce that it is one of the conference's three sponsors this year. Our chairman will also be presenting a paper to the delegates. This is most exciting for us.

Please read about it: HERE

[Caballo]

Laudes to you (a unit citation on behalf of Comitatus) for this! A model of how re-enactors and academics should work together?
Cheers

Caballo

[Robert Vermaat]

Compliments to Comitatus (again!) Paul!