Hadrianic Society Weekends.
Hadrianic Society Weekend 2011.
The Hadrianic Society Weekend 2011 will take place at St. Aidan's College, Durham from Friday 15th April to Sunday 17th April 2011.
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Hadrianic Society Weekend 2010.
The Hadrianic Society Weekend (40th Anniversary) took place at St. Aidans College, Durham on Friday 16th April to Sunday 18th April 2010.
On Friday evening we held the Annual General Meeting followed by members contributions.
On Saturday we had our usual excursion to the Wall. This year (2010) we went to the Birdoswald area, incorporating the walk from Birdoswald fort to Milecastle 48 that was done by the 2009 Pilgrimage people (the coach was available to transport those who did not wish to do the walking).
Members unable to attend this excursion may like to check out the link to Birdoswald Roman Fort which is on our links page. This link leads to the Birdoswald page of the excellent 'Visit Cumbria' website. As well as many superb aerial photos by Simon Ledingham of Birdoswald Fort etc, there are links to other parts of the Wall built into the text which lead to Gilsland Mile Castle 48, Willowford Bridge, Banks Turrets 51B and 52A and the Pike Hill Signal Tower.
On Saturday evening a special 40th Anniversary Dinner was held in the Lindisfarne Centre.
On Sunday commencing at 9-15am Jon Coulston spoke on - The Partho-Sassanid Art of War ( part 1).
There was a short interval for coffee at 11-00.
Jon then continued with The Partho-Sassanid Art of War (part 2).
After lunch Nick Hodgson spoke on- The enemies of Rome in Northern Britain and following a short tea break, Birgitta Hoffmann spoke on- The Garamantes.
The society then dispersed.
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Hadrianic Society Weekend 2009.
The Hadrianic Society Weekend 2009 took place on the 3rd April (Friday) to the 5th April 2009 and was again be based at St. Aidans College, Durham. The weekend followed the same format as 2008.
On Friday evening we had our AGM, followed by members contributions.
The AGM and all lectures were held in the library.
On Saturday we followed the line of Dere Street past Lanchester and Ebchester forts to Corbridge, had morning coffee, visited the Roman bridge and saw the beautifully conserved road ramp up to it and then continued to Cawfields for a picnic lunch. In the afternoon we visited Vindolanda to see the newly-exposed granaries.
Saturday evening David Breeze spoke on "Did Hadrian design Hadrian's Wall?".
Sunday morning Jon Coulston spoke on "Trajan's Column - a window on the Roman Army".
David Breeze followed with "The making of a new World Heritage Site - the Antonine Wall".
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Hadrianic Society Weekend 2008.
Took place on the 28th March (Friday) to the 30th March (Sunday) and was based at St. Aidans College, Durham.
The weekend followed a rather different pattern to previous years. On Friday evening we had our Annual General Meeting, followed by members contributions.
On Saturday we had a full day excursion to York. A visit was made to the new excavations in the morning. Following lunch we assembled for a guided walk round the Roman walls ending up at the Multangular Tower, and returning to Durham in time for dinner.
Saturday evening and Sunday morning were given over to lectures which were shared with the Roman Army School participants.
Reunion 2008 Weekend Programme.
Friday Evening.
Annual General Meeting, followed by contributions from members.
Saturday,
A full day excursion to York.
Saturday Evening,
Matthew Symonds spoke on "Future Research on Hadrian's Wall".
Sunday Morning,
David Breeze spoke on "The Army in its landscape setting".
Following coffee, Nick Hodgson spoke on "New light on the planning of Roman Forts".
The Society dispersed after lunch.
For further information contact Dr. Brian Dobson 16, Swinside Drive, Belmont, Durham, DH1 1AD
E-mail address:- annedobson1@uk2.net