Welcome to The Roman Society

The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies - The Roman Society - was founded in 1910 as the sister society to the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies.

The Roman Society is the leading organisation in the United Kingdom for those interested in the study of Rome and the Roman Empire. Its scope is wide, covering Roman history, archaeology, literature and art down to about A.D. 700. It has a broadly based membership, drawn from over forty countries and from all ages and walks of life.

The Society supports an extensive programme of publication including two of the leading Classics journals: the Journal of Roman Studies and Britannia. We also publish monographs and have recently launched Epistula, an e-newsletter circulated twice a year, keeping members up to date with news of recent discoveries, research, exhibitions, conferences and publications. For all orders and notes for contributors, please go to the Publications pages. 

The Joint Library is maintained jointly with the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies and in association with the Institute of Classical Studies. With over 128,000 volumes, including 660 current periodical titles, it has an international reputation as one of the world's foremost Classics lending libraries.  Membership of the Roman Society allows borrowing rights of up to four volumes.

Events Programme

Details of our Events Programme for 2012 are available from the Events Section. 

Our next event is the Society's AGM on 16 June, at the British Museum. Come and support the Society and enjoy an afternoon of lectures celebrating the London Olympics.  The speakers are Tony Wilmott (English Heritage, and voted Archaeologist of the year 2012), Professor Charlotte Roueché (King's College London) and Professor Mary Beard (University of Cambridge).

Over 1500 digital images based on a selection from the Society's original slide collection held by the Library are now available to download.  Members are also encouraged to donate their own slides and help the collection to grow. Click here to go straight to the IMAGO site.