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.

• AGM and Virgil conference

  8 June, Senate House, London

•  Roman Vindolanda: They came, they went, they left a lasting legacy - site tour, evening lecture & viewing of museum

  14 September

•  Health & Medicine in the Roman World

  2 November, British Museum. A conference in collaboration with the Association for Roman Archaeology

• 150 years of the Yorkshire Archaeology Society (Roman Section)

  9 November, York. A conference in collaboration with the Yorkshire Archaeological Society

• Romano-British Towns Conference: Assessing the Impact of Commercial Archaeology on the Towns of Roman Britain

  30 November, University of Reading. A conference in collaboration with Reading University and English Heritage

• 11th Roman Archaeology Conference (RAC)

  28-30 March, 2014, University of Reading

Further information & booking forms are available on the Events pages.

JRS & Britannia

The Society supports an extensive programme of publication including two of the leading Classics journals: the Journal of Roman Studies and Britannia.

The JRS 102 (2012) and Britannia 43 (2012) were published in November. Click on the links for a list of contents and abstracts.

Epistula

In 2010 we launched Epistula, an e-newsletter circulated twice a year, keeping members up to date with news of recent discoveries, research, exhibitions, conferences and publications.

Monographs

We also publish monographs - most recently: Silchester: City in Transition by Michael Fulford and Amanda Clarke

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 130,000 volumes, including 675 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.

IMAGO

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.

Journeys in the Roman Empire - The Mystery of Regina's Tombstone  

Following the Centenary Schools Appeal, we have created an online educational resource for schools and anyone with a general interest in the Roman world.  

We are very grateful to all those who contributed to the Appeal.

Click here to go straight to Regina's Tombstone.