The Hadrianic Society was a British
historical society focused upon
Hadrian's Wall and
Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the period in classical antiquity when large parts of the island of Great Britain were under occupation by the Roman Empire. The occupation lasted from AD 43 to AD 410. During that time, the territory conquered wa ...
as well as the
Antonine Wall, the
Gask Ridge
The Gask Ridge is the modern name given to an early series of fortifications, built by the Romans in Scotland, close to the Highland Line. Modern excavation and interpretation has been pioneered by the Roman Gask Project, with Birgitta Hoffmann ...
, and other
Roman Frontier systems.
It was founded in 1971 under the leadership of
Brian Dobson,
David Breeze
David John Breeze, OBE, FSA, FRSE, HonFSAScot, Hon MIFA (born 25 July 1944) is a British archaeologist, teacher and scholar of Hadrian's Wall, the Antonine Wall and the Roman army. He studied under Eric Birley and is a member of the so-ca ...
, and
Valerie Maxfield
Valerie Maxfield FSA is a Roman archaeologist and emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Exeter. She is a specialist in the archaeology of the Roman army and frontiers, and edited the ''Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Socie ...
.
[Parker, A. (ed) 2017. ''Ad Vallum: Papers on the Roman Army and Frontiers in Celebration of Dr Brian Dobson'' (BAR British Series 631). Oxford, ]British Archaeological Reports
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The Hadrianic Society closed in 2018. Some of its functions continue to be fulfilled by the Roman Army School.
History
The purpose of the society is to promote the study of
Hadrian's Wall, the
Roman Army
The Roman army (Latin: ) was the armed forces deployed by the Romans throughout the duration of Ancient Rome, from the Roman Kingdom (c. 500 BC) to the Roman Republic (500–31 BC) and the Roman Empire (31 BC–395 AD), and its medieval contin ...
, and Roman frontiers. 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
Corbridge is a village in Northumberland, England, west of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle and east of Hexham. Villages nearby include Halton, Northumberland, Halton, Acomb, Northumberland, Acomb, Aydon and Sandhoe.
Etymology
Corbridge was kno ...
under the guidance of Brian Dobson.
was involved with the Society throughout the 1980s and the annual 'Roman Army School' conference held by the Society is cited as directly influencing the work of Lawrence Keppie and
Birgitta Hoffmann
Birgitta Hoffmann (born 18 May 1969) is an archaeologist and adult education teacher. Her research covers the Roman military, especially the Roman frontiers and ancient glass and beads of the first millennium AD.
Education and career
Hoffmann s ...
.
The society was covered in ''
Current Archaeology
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Summary
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'' in 2010.
Publications
*P. Hill (ed.). 2002. ''Polybius to Vegetius: Essays on the Roman army and Hadrian’s Wall presented to Brian Dobson to mark his 70th birthday''. Durham: The Hadrianic Society.
*Parker, A. (ed.) 2017. ''Ad Vallum: Papers on the Roman Army and Frontiers in Celebration of Dr Brian Dobson'' (BAR British Series 631). Oxford: British Archaeological Reports.
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
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.
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
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Birgitta Hoffmann
Birgitta Hoffmann (born 18 May 1969) is an archaeologist and adult education teacher. Her research covers the Roman military, especially the Roman frontiers and ancient glass and beads of the first millennium AD.
Education and career
Hoffmann s ...
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Brian Dobson
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David Breeze
David John Breeze, OBE, FSA, FRSE, HonFSAScot, Hon MIFA (born 25 July 1944) is a British archaeologist, teacher and scholar of Hadrian's Wall, the Antonine Wall and the Roman army. He studied under Eric Birley and is a member of the so-ca ...
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Adrian Goldsworthy
Adrian Keith Goldsworthy (; born 1969) is a British historian and novelist who specialises in ancient Roman history.
Education
Adrian Goldsworthy attended Westbourne School, Penarth. He then read Ancient and Modern History at St John's Colleg ...
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Hadrian
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Roman Military
The military of ancient Rome, according to Titus Livius, one of the more illustrious historians of Rome over the centuries, was a key element in the rise of Rome over "above seven hundred years" from a small settlement in Latium to the capital o ...
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Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the period in classical antiquity when large parts of the island of Great Britain were under occupation by the Roman Empire. The occupation lasted from AD 43 to AD 410. During that time, the territory conquered wa ...
References
External links
Hadrianic Society BlogThe Roman Gask Project
Britannia-The Roman army and navy in Britain 55BC −410AD
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Historical societies of the United Kingdom
1971 establishments in England
2018 disestablishments in England