Peter Salway,
FSA (born 1932) is a British historian, who specialises in
Roman Britain
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Julius Caes ...
. He lectured at the universities of
Durham,
Cambridge
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,
Bristol
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and
Oxford
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The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...
, before becoming Professor of the History and Archaeology of Roman Britain at the
Open University
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.
Early life
From 1951 to 1958, Salway studied at
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
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. He gained a
Bachelor of Arts
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(BA) that was later promoted to
Master of Arts
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(MA), and a
Doctor of Philosophy
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(PhD).
Academic career
From 1956 to 1957, Salway was the Sir James Knott
Research Fellow
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at King's College, a
University of Durham
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college in
Newcastle
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. He returned to
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College (historically known as "Sussex College" and today referred to informally as "Sidney") is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. The College was founded in 1 ...
as a
fellow
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from 1957 to 1964. While there, he served as
Praelector
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University of Cambridge
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and then
Dean. He was a
Senior Lecturer at the
University of Bristol
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from 1964 to 1965. He was also Warden of
Hiatt Baker Hall, one of the university's
halls of residence
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.
In 1965, Salway joined
All Souls College, Oxford
All Souls College (official name: The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of Oxford) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Unique to All Souls, all of its members automatically become fellows (i.e., full me ...
as
domestic bursar. He served in that role until 1969 when he was elected a Quondam Fellow of the College. In 1970, he joined the
Open University
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as Regional Director for the
West Midlands. From 1983 to 1989, he was also Professor of the History and Archaeology of Roman Britain.
Salway retired in 1991 and was appointed an
Emeritus Fellow
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In some ca ...
of the Open University. He remains a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.
Salway is the author of ''Roman Britain'' (1981), a volume in the
Oxford History of England
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series.
Honours
On 7 January 1960, Salway was elected a
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
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(FSA).
Selected works
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References
Living people
Fellows of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford
Academics of the Open University
1932 births
Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Academics of the University of Bristol
Academics of Durham University
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