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Nineteenth Roman Military Equipment Conference
RoMEC XVIIII: Cavalry in the Roman World
Date: 6[SUP]th[/SUP]-10[SUP]th[/SUP] June, 2016
Location: University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, KY16 9AL, UK
Host Institution: School of Classics, University of St Andrews
Conference Organizer: Dr J.C.N. Coulston, School of Classics, University of St Andrews ()
The 2016 Conference Theme: Cavalry in the Roman World
The theme of the 2016 meeting is ‘Cavalry in the Roman World’. This covers all aspects of horse-riding, mounted warfare, equipment design and military equine culture, hopefully with a reconstruction element. In keeping with the broad RoMEC remit, not just Roman but Hellenic, Mesopotamian, Iranian, Central Asiatic, Iron Age European and North African cavalry traditions will be included. In addition there will be a session of papers dedicated specifically to ‘Hadrian’s Cavalry’.
Inclusion of the National Museum of Scotland galleries in the conference excursion is specifically intended to interface with the cavalry equipment from Newstead (Borders) which includes saddle fittings used in current reconstructions, and a number of fine cavalry sports helmets. The conference will also be an important precursor to the multi-venue exhibition with a Roman cavalry theme to be held in 2017 at sites along Hadrian’s Wall.
Provisional Programme
Mon 6 June:Evening informal drinks and preliminary registration (Swallowgate).Tues 7 June:Registration (Physics). Papers (Physics). Posters. Lunch. Evening Reception (Swallowgate). Informal evening dining.Weds 8th June:Excursion to Roman sites along the Antonine Wall. Lunch en route. Exhibitions of Roman military equipment artefacts
from Scottish sites in the Hunterian Museum (Glasgow) and the National Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh).Thurs 9th June:Papers (Physics). Lunch. Informal evening dining.Fri 10th June:Papers (Physics). Lunch. Conference Dinner (Lower College Hall).Sat 11th June:Morning Papers (Physics). Disperse.
Call for Papers
Three and a half days of conference sessions will be held with panels made up of papers of 20 minutes duration. The themes of sessions will include:
• Cavalry in the Roman world
• Hadrian’s cavalry
• New finds of military equipment
• Other sessions based on themed groupings of papers offered
Proposals for papers should be sent to the conference organizer with an abstract (maximum 500 words) as soon as possible, but by the deadline of January 31[SUP]st[/SUP], 2016.
Poster Sessions
To display research projects, themed studies and new finds, and to spotlight postgraduate work, there will be space provided for poster displays. Proposals for posters should be made directly to the conference organizer by April 30[SUP]th[/SUP], 2016.
Displays
Following the strong RoMEC tradition, there will be re-enactment displays during the conference and interested organizations should approach the conference organizer.
Excursions
One full-day coach excursion will visit Roman military sites along the Antonine Wall. This will include sculpture and artifact displays in the National Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh) and the University Museum (Glasgow).
Conference attendees might like also to visit in their own time the small Carpow (Fife) display in the McManus Galleries, Dundee, which includes inscriptions, sculpture and ceramics, plus the best preserved piece of Roman scale armor found on any site in Europe.
St Andrews Cathedral Museum includes the St Andrews Sarcophagus bearing reliefs with some Pictish equipment details. St Andrews Castle has a broader military interest in the excavated and accessible siege-mines/counter-mines.
RoMEC XVIIII: Cavalry in the Roman World
Date: 6[SUP]th[/SUP]-10[SUP]th[/SUP] June, 2016
Location: University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, KY16 9AL, UK
Host Institution: School of Classics, University of St Andrews
Conference Organizer: Dr J.C.N. Coulston, School of Classics, University of St Andrews ()
The 2016 Conference Theme: Cavalry in the Roman World
The theme of the 2016 meeting is ‘Cavalry in the Roman World’. This covers all aspects of horse-riding, mounted warfare, equipment design and military equine culture, hopefully with a reconstruction element. In keeping with the broad RoMEC remit, not just Roman but Hellenic, Mesopotamian, Iranian, Central Asiatic, Iron Age European and North African cavalry traditions will be included. In addition there will be a session of papers dedicated specifically to ‘Hadrian’s Cavalry’.
Inclusion of the National Museum of Scotland galleries in the conference excursion is specifically intended to interface with the cavalry equipment from Newstead (Borders) which includes saddle fittings used in current reconstructions, and a number of fine cavalry sports helmets. The conference will also be an important precursor to the multi-venue exhibition with a Roman cavalry theme to be held in 2017 at sites along Hadrian’s Wall.
Provisional Programme
Mon 6 June:Evening informal drinks and preliminary registration (Swallowgate).Tues 7 June:Registration (Physics). Papers (Physics). Posters. Lunch. Evening Reception (Swallowgate). Informal evening dining.Weds 8th June:Excursion to Roman sites along the Antonine Wall. Lunch en route. Exhibitions of Roman military equipment artefacts
from Scottish sites in the Hunterian Museum (Glasgow) and the National Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh).Thurs 9th June:Papers (Physics). Lunch. Informal evening dining.Fri 10th June:Papers (Physics). Lunch. Conference Dinner (Lower College Hall).Sat 11th June:Morning Papers (Physics). Disperse.
Call for Papers
Three and a half days of conference sessions will be held with panels made up of papers of 20 minutes duration. The themes of sessions will include:
• Cavalry in the Roman world
• Hadrian’s cavalry
• New finds of military equipment
• Other sessions based on themed groupings of papers offered
Proposals for papers should be sent to the conference organizer with an abstract (maximum 500 words) as soon as possible, but by the deadline of January 31[SUP]st[/SUP], 2016.
Poster Sessions
To display research projects, themed studies and new finds, and to spotlight postgraduate work, there will be space provided for poster displays. Proposals for posters should be made directly to the conference organizer by April 30[SUP]th[/SUP], 2016.
Displays
Following the strong RoMEC tradition, there will be re-enactment displays during the conference and interested organizations should approach the conference organizer.
Excursions
One full-day coach excursion will visit Roman military sites along the Antonine Wall. This will include sculpture and artifact displays in the National Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh) and the University Museum (Glasgow).
Conference attendees might like also to visit in their own time the small Carpow (Fife) display in the McManus Galleries, Dundee, which includes inscriptions, sculpture and ceramics, plus the best preserved piece of Roman scale armor found on any site in Europe.
St Andrews Cathedral Museum includes the St Andrews Sarcophagus bearing reliefs with some Pictish equipment details. St Andrews Castle has a broader military interest in the excavated and accessible siege-mines/counter-mines.
