Louise Revell is an archaeologist specialising in Roman archaeology. She is associate professor in Roman Studies at the

University of Southampton The University of Southampton (abbreviated as ''Soton'' in post-nominal letters) is a public university, public research university in Southampton, England. Southampton is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universit ...

. Revell's research focuses on provincial archaeology of the

Western Roman Empire In modern historiography, the Western Roman Empire was the western provinces of the Roman Empire, collectively, during any period in which they were administered separately from the eastern provinces by a separate, independent imperial court. ...

Education

Revell obtained a BA in classics from the University of Cambridge, and a MA in Roman Archaeology from

Durham University Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament (UK), Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by r ...

. She completed her PhD in 2000 at the

, entitled ''Exploring Roman Identities : Case-studies from Spain and Britain in the Second century AD''.

Career

Revell's research focuses on the inter linkages between identity, ideology and imperialism, and their expression through material culture. Recent research has looked at Roman imperialism in the Spanish provinces and Britain. Her 2009 monograph ''Roman Imperialism and Local Identities'' was described as "refreshing and theoretically informed perspective" and an "important step forward for studies of Romanisation", and was widely reviewed. Revell's 2013 monograph ''Ways of Being Roman'' explored the relationship between Roman identities and daily practice as they were experienced through public architecture in the provinces, described as "a valuable overview of current identity studies as applied to the western Roman provinces". Revell's research has also explored gender, family and the life-course within the western provinces. She co-edited the 2016 ''Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain'' with

Martin Millett Martin John Millett, (born 30 September 1955) is a British archaeologist and academic. From 2001 to 2022, he was the Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Cambridge and a professorial fellow of Fitzwilliam College, C ...

and Alison Moore. In 2001, the

Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference The Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC) is an academic organisation and conference for the discussion of archaeological theory in Roman archaeology. History The first Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference was organised by Elean ...

formed a standing committee to oversee the conference, consisting of Revell, Martin Carruthers,

Carol van Driel-Murray Carol van Driel-Murray (born 20 May 1950) is a Roman archaeologist who specialises in the role of women and studying leather. After studying at the University of Liverpool, van Driel-Murray worked at the University of Amsterdam for 37 years and ...

, Andrew Gardner, Jason Lucas, and

Ellen Swift Ellen Swift is a British archaeologist and Professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Kent. Professor Swift studied at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London for her BA, MA, and PhD. Swift is a specialist in material ...

. The committee also edited the proceedings for the 2001 conference. Revell holds a Getty Fellowship as part of the Arts of Rome's Provinces workshop. She is a trustee of the Roman Research Trust, and a member of the editorial board of ''

Britannia The image of Britannia () is the national personification of United Kingdom, Britain as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield. An image first used by the Romans in classical antiquity, the Latin was the name variously appli ...

.'' She has appeared on Time Team. She delivered the keynote lecture at the Crasis Annual Meeting at the

University of Groningen The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG; , abbreviated as RUG) is a Public university#Continental Europe, public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen (city), Groningen, Netherlands. Founded in 1614, th ...

in 2019.

Selected publications

Books

* Revell, L. (2009). ''Roman Imperialism and Local Identities''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. * Revell, L. (2015). ''Ways of Being Roman: Discourses of Identity in the Roman West''. Oxford: Oxbow Books. * Millett, M., Revell, L., & Moore, A. (eds) (2016). ''The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain''. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Reviews of ''Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain'' * *

Articles

* Revell, L. (2005). The Roman life course: a view from the inscriptions. '' European Journal of Archaeology'' 8(1), 43–63. DOI: 10.1177/1461957105058209 *Revell, L. (2007). Religion and ritual in the western provinces. '' Greece and Rome'' 54, 210–228. *Revell, L. (2013). Code-switching and identity in the western provinces. ''Herom'' 2(1), 121–139.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Revell, Louise Academics of the University of Southampton Classical archaeologists Alumni of the University of Cambridge Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Durham University Italian women archaeologists 21st-century Italian archaeologists