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A History of the Congress of Roman Frontier Studies 1949-2022
A History of the Congress of Roman Frontier Studies 1949-20222022 •
This volume celebrates the twenty-fifth 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 73 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-fifth Congress at Nijmegen in the Netherlands, a city well known to Roman frontier archaeologists and early medieval scholars alike. 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-fifth Congress of Roman Frontier Studies.
Near and Beyond the Roman Frontier. Proceedings of the Colloquium held in Târgovişte, 16-17 October 2008
Near and Beyond the Roman Frontier. Proceedings of the Colloquium held in Târgovişte, 16-17 October 20082009 •
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Modern cross-border studies generally pay scant attention to the frontier works themselves. Yet analysis of these can tell us much about the relationships between Rome and her neighbours. In spite of that, and their popularity with a wider public, Roman frontier studies have fallen out of favour in mainstream academic circles in the UK. This paper seeks to emphasise that the study of these frontiers is essential to a balanced understanding of the Roman Empire and its relationship with its neighbours. The importance of understanding the detail before creating the bigger picture is underlined, as is the necessity to examine other frontiers than those in Britain, both elsewhere in the Roman Empire and at other times.
Acta Musei Napocensis 52, 1, 109-130
Why there? The preliminaries of constructing the Roman Frontier in South-East Dacia2015 •
Which are the reasons for which the forts in north-west Muntenia were built under Trajan? Over the course of several historical periods, it could be noted that one of the most important deposits of Transylvania and the hill area south the Carpathian Mountains was the salt. This resource on the territory of the Dacians was most definitely one of the important parts of the trade with the Roman Empire. The hoard finds in the Teleajen valley area and nearby are very significant to this effect, even though they belong to a rather broad chronological interval. This corridor enters in an area with many salt resources, being one of the communication routes with south-east Transylvania, at its turn rich in salt exploitation. We believe that Trajan’s policy concerning some of the nomad populations, namely the Sarmatians, was to ban migration in their economically vital areas. This, as seen, had serious consequences on the relations with the Iazyges and then with the Roxolani. During the process of pacification of the entire north-Danube area, Hadrian withdraws some legions, rethinks the defensive system in affected provinces and brings, in a series of key points, auxiliary units of which excel those very mobile, due to their cavalry units. In addition, the emperor chooses the specialised irregular units. Adaptability to the circumstances in Dacia, detailed thinking of strategic and, why not, economic solutions are noteworthy. The maintenance of the new units was cheaper, as they were more adaptable, likely less pretentious to the conditions existent in the newly established province. Nevertheless, the Roman control over Muntenia did not cease, as the fortifications along the transalutanus line, most of which built only at the beginning of the Severan period, and the presence of vexillationes of the legio XI Claudia pia fidelis from Durostorum at Pietroasele during Caracalla’s reign, fully attest. The above mentioned agreements probably allowed the nomad Sarmatian tribes to come to spend the winter in the nearby of the Roman Lower Danube frontier, without crossing some demarcation lines like the one built in Galaţi area and to have free pass over the Bărăgan area. Therefore, one can easily label the Roman frontier from north-west Muntenia as an open-frontier, since the Roman policy towards the region was shaped by Rome’s interactions with the nomad Sarmatian tribes settled there by the first half of the 1st century AD.
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S. Golubović et al. (eds), Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies
Roman frontiers and raiding2023 •
Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal
Late Roman Frontier Communities in Northern Britain: A Theoretical Context for the ‘End’ of Hadrian’s Wall2006 •
Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Review of David J. Breeze and Michel Redde, Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Roman Frontier in Egypt, Oxford, Archaeopress 20212023 •
2007 •
Archaeological Journal
The Frontiers of Imperial Rome. by D avid B reeze2012 •
C.S.Sommer/S.Matesic (Hrsg.), Limes XXIII. Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies Ingolstadt 2015 (2018) 47-68
Organization and Development of the Late Roman Frontier in the Provinces of Raetia prima et secunda (ca. AD 270/300-450).Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Review of Matthew F. A. Symonds, Protecting the Roman Empire: Fortlets, Frontiers, and the Quest for Post-Conquest Security. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2018.12.212018 •
1993 •
Limes XXIII Sonderband 4 / I Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies Ingolstadt 2015
Illuminating the Roman Frontiers - Deutsche Limeskommission Limes XXIII2015 •
Pervading Empire Relationality and Diversity in the Roman Provinces
Different Forms of Roman Imperialism. Social and Territorial Changes in Northwestern Iberia from the 2nd. Century BCE to the 2nd Century CE2020 •
JOURNAL OF ANCIENT HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
The Roman Frontier in Bistrița – Năsăud County. Part I. The Repertory2017 •
Aspects of the Roman East. Papers in honour of Professor Fergus Millar FBA, ed. R. Alston and S. Lieu, Turnhout, pp.103-173
Roman Frontiers and Foreign Policy in the East2007 •
David Kennedy 2013 Settlement and Soldiers in the Roman Near East, Ashgate.
Settlement and Soldiers in the Roman Near East