Professorship of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire
Encyclopedia
The Professorship of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire is a chair at the Institute of Archaeology
of the University of Oxford
, England
. Since its inception in 1956, the chair has been held by five academics. It is associated with All Souls College, Oxford
.
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
of the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Since its inception in 1956, the chair has been held by five academics. It is associated with All Souls College, Oxford
All Souls College, Oxford
The Warden and the College of the Souls of all Faithful People deceased in the University of Oxford or All Souls College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England....
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Holders of the Chair
- 1956–1965 Sir Ian Archibald Richmond
- 1966–1983 Sheppard Sunderland FrereSheppard FrereProfessor Sheppard Sunderland Frere, CBE, FSA, FBA is a former British historian and archaeologist who studied the Roman Empire.-Biography:...
- 1985–1992 Martin Harrison
- 1994–2004 Eva Margareta Steinby
- 2004– Andrew WilsonAndrew Wilson (classical archaeologist)Andrew Ian Wilson is a British classical archaeologist and director of the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Oxford...