PUBLIC LECTURES, OPEN DAYS AND OTHER EVENTS
| 31 March 2010 | Cotswold Archaeology Annual Lecture The Birth of a capital? Becoming Roman in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds Presented by Dr Tom Moore (Durham University). The massive earthworks at Bagendon, near Cirencester, have long been perceived as the location of the capital of the Dobunni tribe; but what do we really know of this site and its role in the tumultuous period between Julius Caesar’s raids and the Claudian conquest of Britain? What was the nature of Late Iron Age societies in the Cirencester area and how did the Roman conquest impact on existing social organisation and power structures? Including discussion of the results of recent fieldwork in the Bagendon area, Dr Tom Moore will challenge many of the existing perceptions of the nature of Late Iron Age societies and suggest an alternative for the development and role of the Bagendon complex. It will be argued that the 1st century BC and 1st century AD in the region saw a major social upheaval which shaped the Roman landscape in the area. Venue: Bingham Hall, King Street, Cirencester 7.30 pm. |
| 26-28 March 2010 | Roman Archaeology and Linear Developments Talk by Neil Holbrook at the Roman Archaeology Conference, Oxford. Visit the Conference website for further details |
| 18 July 2010 | Walk around Salmonsbury Iron Age Hillfort, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire Guided tour by Gail Stoten for Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. Visit the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust website for further details |
| 14 Nov 2010 | Archaeology of the Ilchester to Barrington Pipeline Talk by Andy Mudd for Bridgwater and District Archaeological Society Details to follow |
| 30 Nov 2010 | History divided by a common border Talk by Neil Holbrook at a conference at Cardiff University entitled Emperors, Usurpers, Tyrants: The history and archaeology of Western Britain from AD 350 to 500. Visit the Roman Society website for further details |
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