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2026
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Friday 9th October 2026
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Commemorating the Dead:
Roman monuments in SW France
In south-west France there
are some of the best preserved mausoleums in all of France. They are
distinctive features of the landscape, often isolated, having towers
with pyramidal tops once reaching over 20 metres high. While cinerary
urns are characteristic of the Roman era as a whole, the south-west
of France can claim two distinctive groups, one concentrated in the
Limousin, the other in the central Pyrennees. The latter marked by
their originality both in appearance and find sites: oblong marble
caskets, frequently decorated with strange figures once known locally
as ‘little saints’, these are often associated with altars
dedicated to gods found nowhere else.
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James Bromwich |
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Friday 13th November 2026 |
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In Search of Caratacus:
Great King of Iron Age Briton
Although little remembered
today, Caratacus arguably deserves the title of Britain’s
greatest King. Not only did this Iron Age war leader single-handedly
direct armed resistance to the legions of Rome for eight long years,
but his name, deeds and exploits resonated down through later
medieval history. The first full biography of this king, placing him
in archaeological, historical and landscape context, has just been
published. In this talk, Miles Russell will describe the background
and exploits of Caratacus, explaining how his story evolved in later
mythology and folklore.
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Miles Russell |
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Friday 11th December 2026 |
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BHAS AGM followed by:
Talk - Professor Sheppard
Frere and the Lancing College connection
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(following on from the AGM)
Presidential Lecture by Dr
Janet Pennington |
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2027
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Friday 8th January 2027
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Orkney Rock Art |
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ONLINE lecture by Antonia Thomas |
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Friday 12th February 2027 |
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The Spitalfields Charnel House |
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ONLINE lecture by Jane Sidell
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Friday 12th March 2027 |
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Historic Buildings Myth-busting |
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ONLINE lecture by James Wright
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