Lawrence Keppie

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Lawrence John Forbes Keppie (born in Glasgow in the 20th century ) is a British ancient historian and Roman Provincial archaeologist .

Laurence Keppie studied from 1967 to 1969 when Andrew Robert Burns at the University of Glasgow and at the University of Oxford . At the University of Glasgow he was Professor of Roman History and Archeology and Curator of the Archaeological Department of the University's Hunterian Museum until his retirement .

Publications (selection)

  • Excavation of Roman Sites at Dullatur and Westerwood, 1974-6 . Glasgow Archaeological Journal, 1978, pp. 9-18, ( digitized version )
  • Colonization and veteran settlement in Italy 47-14 BC British School at Rome, London 1983.
  • The Making of the Roman Army . University of Oklahoma Press, Norman 1984.
  • Understanding Roman Inscriptions . Psychology Press, Hove 1991.
  • Legions and Veterans. Roman Army Papers 1971-2000 . Steiner, Stuttgart 2000.
  • The making of the Roman army. From republic to empire . Routledge, London 2002.
  • William Hunter and the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, 1807-2007 . Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 2007.

Web links

  • Lawrence Keppie on the University of Glasgow website, accessed November 15, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Keppie, Lawrence
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Keppie, Lawrence JF
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British ancient historian and Roman provincial archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow