SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ROMAN STUDIES

ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2017

SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ROMAN STUDIES (a charitable company limited by guarantee)

COMPANY INFORMATION Company reg. no. 114442 Charity reg. no. 210644 Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU

Trustees The Officers and council members who served during the year were:

President Professor Catharine H. Edwards

Vice-Presidents Dr Andrew M. Burnett, CBE, FBA, FSA; Professor Michael G. Fulford, CBE, FBA, FSA; Professor Dominic W. Rathbone

Elected Members of Council

* resigned June 2017 ** elected June 2017

* Mr Stephen Bird * Ms Caroline McDonald ** Dr Dario Calomino ** Dr Katherine McDonald * Dr Terry Edwards ** Professor Andrew G. Poulter ** Ms Sophie Jackson ** Dr Victoria Rimell Professor Simon James ** Dr Ben Russell Dr Christina Kuhn Mr Julian P. Spencer Mr Robert Lister Dr Roberta Tomber Dr Dunstan Lowe Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill ** Dr George Maher OBE, FBA, FSA Dr Jerome Mairat ** Dr Mantha Zarmakoupi Professor Annalisa Marzano

Hon. Treasurer: Dr Philip B. Kay, FSA Hon. Secretary: * Mrs Elizabeth McKnight **Professor Roland G. Mayer Company Secretary: Dr Fiona K. Haarer, FSA

Editor, JRS: *Professor Catherine E.W. Steel **Professor Christopher M. Kelly, FSA Editor, Britannia: Professor Barry C. Burnham Review Editor, JRS: *Professor Christopher M. Kelly, FSA **Dr Peter Thonemann Review Editor, Britannia: Dr Hella Eckardt, FSA

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Annual Report for 2017

The Council has the honour to present to the members of the Society its report for 2017.

Events & Meetings The Society held its usual programme of London lectures.

Hellenic and Roman Library – Launch of Fundraising Campaign

7 February Bloomberg tablets London Joint event with the Hellenic Society

Chaired by Professor Catharine Edwards

Professor Robert Fowler Introduction & Announcement (President, Hellenic Society) of fundraising plans for the library

Dr John Pearce Dealing with neighbours in Londinium: the context of the Bloomberg writing tablets

Dr Roger Tomlin Reading the Tablets

The year started with the launch of the Fundraising Campaign for the Hellenic and Roman Library. After the lectures, there was an opportunity to view a display of some of the Bloomberg Tablets and related artefacts, before a reception in the Library. Two fundraising schemes were launched: the Friends of Minerva for annual giving and one-off gifts, and the Apollo Society for legacies.

7 March The Social Impact of the London Roman Army

Chaired by Professor Greg Woolf

Professor Ian Haynes Roman Italy and : A comparative study of the social impact of 's armies Professor Penelope Allison Women, Children and the Roman Army

The AGM was held at Senate House on Saturday 3 June followed by a series of lectures on ’s Metamorphoses: A series of lectures marking the bimillennium of the death of Ovid

Professor William Metamorphosis and the Metamorphoses Fitzgerald Dr Ioannis Ziogas Actaeon's Gaze: Art and Spectacle in Ovid, Metamorphoses 3 Professor Helen Ovid and the Argonauts: Heroides, Metamorphoses and Lovatt Maffeo Vegio's Vellus Aureum Dr Katharina Lorenz Remix culture! Pompeian mythological painting and Ovid

7 November Professor Roy Gibson London The Next Life of Pliny the Younger

The Society also held several joint events.

We were very pleased to collaborate with the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies in holding a conference on 28 June at Senate House, on the topic of Sculptural Display: Ancient and Modern, generously sponsored by Mr Christian Levett.

Professor Catharine Edwards Welcome Chair and respondent – Dr Lesley Fitton

Professor Olga Palagia Sculptural Display in ancient Greek temples Dr Kenneth Lapatin The Sculptures of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum - and Beyond Chair and respondent – Dr Michael Squire

Dr Thorsten Opper Sculptures from Hadrian’s Villa during the Age of the Grand Tour Dr Alison Pollard From the Parian to a pug: The Arundel marbles in the Ashmolean Dr Bruce Boucher The historic display of sculpture at the Soane Museum Professor Whitney Davis The Multifacial Conundrum in Classical and Modern Sculpture Professor Robert Fowler Closing words

In the autumn, we were again pleased to collaborate with the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies with a private guided tour of the exhibition: Alma- Tadema: at home in Antiquity at the Leighton House Museum on 10 October.

The Society’s biennial day conference was held on Saturday 4 November, to celebrate 50 years of the journal Britannia: Retrospect and Prospect: 50 Years of Britannia and the state of Romano-British Archaeology.

Morning Session: Retrospect (Chair: Andy Gardner)

Hella Eckardt: Introduction & Britannia in numbers

Martin Millett: Urban highlights Neil Holbrook: The Countryside: Past Achievements, Future Challenges Ian Haynes: Military highlights

Afternoon Session: Prospects (Chair: Hella Eckardt)

Andy Gardner & TRAC committee: Lightning round Ellen Swift: Material Culture: a design perspective Naomi Sykes: Local and exotic Becky Gowland: Romano-British bodies

A conference to mark the anniversary of the death of Trajan in AD 117 was held on 16 December at the , with the Association for Roman Archaeology.

Professor Catharine Edwards: Welcome Professor Amanda Claridge: Trajan’s Forum and Column in Rome: new discoveries Dr Bernhard Woytek: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI. Trajanic coinage as a tribute to “the best of emperors” Professor Andrew Poulter: Soldiers on the move: Trajan's conquest of Dacia (With a practical demonstration of Roman armour) Dr Nick Hodgson: Britannia omissa: the military situation in Britain under Trajan

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Lectures in Conjunction with the Classical Association

The Society also offered its customary support to lectures hosted by Classical Association local branches.

12 January Professor Helen Lovatt Hull The Argonauts: myth and reception 25 January Dr Fiona Hobden Leeds Fact or fiction? Pompeii in 21st C. television documentaries 20 February Dr Julia Hillner Roehampton Late Roman Empresses 29 March Professor Alison Sharrock Exeter Gender and transformation in Ovid’s Metamorphosis: ‘optimistic’ and ‘pessimistic’ readings 2 May Sally Grainger Southampton Roman Food: An International Mediterranean Cuisine 4 May Dr Katharina Lorenz Cheltenham Pompeii. Art and Culture in a Roman town 30 October Dr Nikoletta Manioti Glasgow Maps in Augustan Elegy 23 November Ben Kane Stoke on Trent Massacre in the German forests, AD 9: Rome’s Greatest Defeat?

Joint Library

ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE SESSION 2016/2017

Library staff

This year has been marked by a significant change in the library staff, with the retirement of Colin Annis partway through the session. Colin joined the library in 1979, became Deputy Librarian in 1989, and Librarian in 1995. His departure was marked by a party on the 20 December, attended by over a hundred colleagues and friends. Colin was succeeded by Joanna Ashe, who took up the post towards the end of May 2017. Joanna read at St. Hilda's College, Oxford, has an MSc in library and Information Studies from City University, and has been working at the Royal College of Physicians. For the five months for which the library was without a Librarian, Paul Jackson and Sue Willetts very ably shared the extra responsibilities of the Librarian role between them. Thanks are due to Professor Greg Woolf and Valerie James for their invaluable support. All the library staff took on extra evening and Saturday duties to ensure that the library could remain open as usual. Extra support was also provided by our library casual assistants.

The previous year’s Winnington-Ingram Trainee, Louise Wallace, stayed on 3 days a week to cover while Flor Herrero Valdes was on maternity leave, as previously reported. We were fortunate that Louise was able to extend that cover further to help out during the months without a Librarian, and stay with us until the start of June. Louise remains nearby, as she is currently working part time for .

We welcomed Flor back from maternity leave in February 2017. Her son, Ulysses, was born in August 2016.

The Winnington-Ingram Trainee for this session was Naomi Rebis, a Classics graduate from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. During her year with us Naomi, in addition to the usual library duties, was also the voice of the library on Twitter, and updated the library blog. Naomi is going on to do her MA in Library and Information Studies at UCL, but will remain with us to help out with evening and Saturday opening. She will also be working with the Hellenic Society.

As ever, we benefited from the services of our Casual Assistants who helped us out with morning shelving, late evening and Saturday opening: Gaetano Ardito, Steven Cosnett, Xavier Duffy and Mary Ruskin. Xavier Duffy departed towards the end of the session, and will be replaced by Naomi Rebis for the next session. To all of these we extend our customary thanks.

Collection development

The library was fortunate to receive a number of bequests and large donations. These provide valuable additions to the collection, as well as, for books that are duplicates or out of scope, additions to the sale shelves, with the donor’s blessing, to raise funds for the purchase of new publications. One very significant bequest was that of John Casey, consisting of 180 boxes of books, his entire collection, as well as 22 pictures and a percentage of his estate. Other sizable donations were received from Dr Andrew Poulter – 11 boxes, including c.40 books not held by the library; Dr Jennifer Cargill Thompson (née Warren) – c.20 books, plus offprints; Dr Dorothy King – 3 boxes; Dr. María Cruz Fernández Castro – 8 boxes. The library continued to benefit from the kindness of The Classical Association in regularly passing on books not required for review in their journal, Classical Review. We are greatly obliged to all donors for their generosity.

We are also indebted to the following donors of books, pamphlets and periodicals: Dr J. Alcock, Mr R.H.J. Ashton, Professor S. Audano, Professor C. Barron, Dr G. Bodard, Dr D. Bomgardner, Mr J.W. Bradley, Dr D. Calomino, Dr P.M. Carroll, Dr V. Cojocaru, Professor S. Colvin, Dr H.E.M. Cool, Dr T. Coward, Professor M.H. Crawford, Dr M. Ford, Dr S. Fritzilas, Dr K. Gawlikowska, Professor N. Georgantzolou, Dr M. Georgousi, Mr N. Gourlay, Mr M. Hassall Esq., Dr F. Herrero Valdes, Dr M. Hilditch, Dr P. Holmes, Dr M. Iozzo, Mr P. Jackson, Ms R. Jeffreys, Dr A.W. Johnston, Mr A.P. Keaveney, Dr O. Krzyszkowska, the family of the late Phyllis and George Lavy, Mrs C. Lawrence, Professor I. Luc, Dr F. Luciani, Professor G. Manuwald, Dr S. May, Professor R. Motomura, Professor G. Németh, Professor V. Nutton, Mr B. O’Connell, Dr A. Pacewicz, Professor O. Palagia, Professor R.T. Ridley, Dr J. Rodríguez Diez, Dr F. Santangelo, Dr B. Sinha, Dr An. Seidel, Professor N.V. Sekunda, Dr G. Shepherd, Professor D. Slapek, Professor A. Small, Professor I.C. Storey, Dr A. Tyflopoulos, Professor G. Ugolini, Dr I. Valchev, Professor M.J. Versluys,

Miss L. Wallace, Mrs S.J. Willetts, Dr P. Witts, Professor G.D. Woolf, Professor E. Zamarou.

American Philosophical Society; British Museum, Department of Coins and Medals; British Museum, Department of Greece and Rome; Jean-David Cahn AG; Charles Ede Ltd; Museo di Palazzo Pretorio, Prato; Museu de Arqueologia e Ethologia, Universidade de Sao Paolo; Museum of London, Library; Nicolaus Copernicus University Press; Onassis Foundation USA; The Times Literary Supplement; Universiteit Leiden; University College London, Department of Greek and Latin; Warburg Institute; Dr William’s Library.

Due to the extra pressures on staff for the first half of 2017, as a result of the reduced library team during this time, we are facing a slight backlog of cataloguing and accessions. Consequently new and donated books did not appear on our shelves quite as quickly as they normally would, and the number of books sent to reviewers is lower than normal for the year.

Following the implementation of the new 25 year Memorandum of Understanding between the and the Societies, the new library governance structure is now active. November saw the initial meetings for the two new committees, the Library Management Committee and the Collection Development Committee. Both committees will meet twice a year. We also welcome Professor Michael Trapp, of Kings College, London, as the new Honorary Librarian, and Chair of the Collection Development Committee. Professor Michael Trapp takes over the role from Professor Michael Crawford, who served as Honorary Librarian for 22 years, helping to steer the library through some challenging times. We are all most grateful for everything he has done for us.

One landmark event this year was the launch of the HARL fundraising campaign. This took place on the 7 February at an event that featured lectures on and a display of some of the Bloomberg writing tablets in Senate House Chancellor’s Hall, and was followed by a reception in the library with a display of rare books. The event was very well attended, with over 200 people present.

The library also put on a display of rare books, curated by the Deputy Librarian, Paul Jackson, during the Societies' Sculpture day on the 28 June. For this occasion we were kindly lent three glass display cases by Senate House Library, which allowed the books to be out on display all day.

In August 2016 the library management system migrated from Millennium to Sierra. This was largely a smooth transition, aided by the fact that both systems are developed by the same provider. Training was available to library staff in the new system, and we were supported by Senate House Library. The new system has generally been found to be an improvement, allowing more streamlined working.

There have been some changes to the configuration of the library space during this session. In May, the two cases of antiquities bequeathed by Victor Ehrenberg moved from the journals area to a safer location against a nearby wall, which has allowed an extra bay of shelving to be installed. Two journal titles, Athenaeum and Atene e Roma have been moved from the main sequence to allow some necessary “breathing space” in ST.5. The dissertation boxes were moved from their previous home along the wall and window ledges in the civilisation room to above the shelving for classmarks 152-153.

Heating in the archaeology room was once again a problem this winter. Repeated visits from the heating engineers failed to solve the issue fully. Armed with the data that library staff had been collecting for the past year we were able to obtain an agreement from Senate House to keep the heating on all the time, not just when the library is open. We are hopeful that this should make next winter a less bracing experience for readers in the library. In May 2017 the library acquired a foot pedal for the scanner. This makes it easier to use, as it is possible to hold down the pages with both hands, and use the pedal to operate the scanner.

A library survey was conducted in May 2017. We received 169 responses (up from 166 in 2016). Ratings and responses were largely complimentary towards the library and its staff. The library received an overall satisfaction score of 3.79 (on a scale of 1-4), up from 3.64 the previous year. 86 respondents included additional comments, many of them compliments on the library, its collection, and its staff, as well as comments on the heating levels in winter and some more specific suggestions and comments. These will be used to inform changes we make throughout the next session. A fuller summary of results was posted on the library website. Some changes were made during this session in response to the previous survey in May 2016. These include the addition of security loops to most desks in the library, as well as other changes detailed elsewhere in this report, including the heating adjustments and scanner foot pedal.

Remote access to journals via JSTOR was negotiated for Society members in March 2017. Members can now access content off-site by logging in to their library record. In early 2017 the Institute of Classical Studies began the Cataloguing Open Access Classics Serials (COACS) project, in collaboration with the library. The project aims to index open access journals and serials in classics and ancient history, to allow library users access to open publications alongside the subscription-based ones. The metadata catalogue of the online journals, and the individual articles within them, will be made available for import by library catalogues, and the scripts will also be published as open source software.

Statistics

Acquisition and usage figures below. Last year’s figures (2015/16) in parentheses.

Expenditure on collection development: Institute: Books: £14,119 (£14,593); Periodicals: £4,387 (£4,438); E- resources: £6,032 (£5,728).

Joint Library: Books: £18,464 (£17,690); Periodicals: £7,127 (£7,502). Total estimated value of combined Institute and Joint Library acquisitions (including purchases, review copies, exchanges, gifts and bequests): £100,216 (£114,709).

Books and pamphlets added: Institute 276 (345); Joint Library 1,756 (2,177); Total: 2,032 (2,522); Net gain, allowing for replacements: 1,974 (2,453). Current periodicals: Institute 176 (176); Joint Library 518 (515); Total: 694 (691), of which 462 (460) were acquired by exchange, and 232 (231) by gift or purchase. There were 74 (71) Institute and 71 (73) Joint Library exchanges for books and dissertations; and 8 (8) more exchanges were made on behalf of other libraries.

Expenditure on binding (books and periodicals): Institute: £8,867 (£8,693); Joint Library: £8,509 (£9,245). Books bound or rebound: Institute: 155 (91); Joint Library: 72 (58); Total: 227 (149). Periodicals bound or rebound: Institute: 64 (122); Joint Library: 194 (245); Total: 258 (367).

Usage: Borrowers: 2,039 (2,102); Books borrowed: 9,205 (10,251). Library swipe-cards issued (current only): Institute: 1,887 (1,893); Societies: 3,461 (3,574). Turnstile count: 47,865 (53,174) entries; Temporary visitors: 133 (133). Book parcels sent: to members: 227 (224); to reviewers: 44 (107). Scans made: 8,534 (7,352) for 124 (154) members and institutions.

Joanna Ashe, Librarian

Audrey Barrie Brown & Donald Atkinson Funds

At the meeting in February of the joint Audrey Barrie Brown and Donald Atkinson Funds Committee, nine grants were awarded from Audrey Barrie Brown Fund, and eight grants were awarded from Donald Atkinson Fund (£11,178.45).

M. Andrews, The Settecamini Archaeological Project (DA) £1500 M. Carroll, Vagnari (DA) £482 A. Gardner, Metalworking (ABB) £4310 Craig Harvey, Humayma Project (DA) £500 J. Hill and H. Eckardt, Consuming Londinium (ABB) £4000 F. Hunter, Newstead Iron (ABB) £1150 Duncan Keenan-Jones, Supplying Water to Supply Rome (DA) £496.45 Roger Leech, Low Ham publication (ABB) £700 V. Leitch, Pottery protection and trade in Roman Libya (DA) £500 M. Millett, Thwing (ABB) £3000 D. Petts, Roman Binchester (ABB) £1890 C. Rice, Upper Sabina Tiberina Project (DA) £1200 S. Rippon, Ipplepen (ABB) £3500 P. Roberts, Matrice Revisited (DA) £2500 L. M. Wallace, Ickham/Wingham Survey (ABB) £4000 S. Willis, Lincolnshire Wolds Project (ABB) £2702.50 M. Zarmakoupi, Delos underwater survey project (DA) £4000

Vagnari (M. Carroll) Drawing frescoes, Humayma Project (C. Harvey)

Hugh Last & General Funds

The Hugh Last & General Funds Committee met in February. Five grants were awarded from the Hugh Last Fund (£6211.20) and four from the General Fund (£2030).

Fondation Hardt bursaries (2 x £500) £1000 HL City of Rome Postgraduate course 2018 £2000 HL Ancient Rome Undergraduate Summer School 2017 £2000 HL B. Dannon – research trip £500 GF E. Finn – conference £150 GF M. Gilka – conference £380 GF N. Mac Sweeney – Artefact to Act project £1000 HL F. Pennick Morgan – publication of thesis £1000 GF D. Walsh – research costs £211.20 HL

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Roman Studies Committee & Schools Committee

The Committee members who served during the year were as follows:

Roman Studies Committee members Professor Roland Mayer (Chair) Dr Philip Kay Mr David Moyes Ms Claire Millington Professor Richard Alston Mr Andrew Parkin Professor Catharine Edwards

Schools Committee members Mr David Moyes (Chair) Ms Amy Johnston Mr John Dant Dr Aisha Khan-Evans Dr Clare Harvey Professor Roland Mayer

The Roman Studies Committee and the Schools Committee awarded the following grants:

Archaeology Fieldwork Bursaries

The Society gave £500 for Archaeological Fieldwork Bursaries, and the Roman Research Trust awarded a further £3000 to 16-18 year olds working at the Silchester Field School.

Museum Internship Bursaries

In 2017, the Society awarded eight places as follows:

Emer O’Hanlon (Ashmolean Museum) Christopher Sutherland Gallacher (Department of Greece and Rome, British Museum) Joseph Robson (Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum) Victoria Fursdon (The Roman Baths, Bath) Isabel Bowden (Corbridge Roman site) Flora Kirk (Great North Museum) Daisy Ashton (English Heritage) Syvanne Aloni (Institute of Classical Studies)

British Museum The Roman Baths, Bath

Grants to Schools & Other Projects

Primary Schools

Alverstoke Junior School, Gosport, Hampshire £200 Burtonwood Community Primary School, Warrington £41.40 Dog Kennel Hill Primary School, London £250 Elm Tree Primary School, Lowestoft, Suffolk £500 Moorlands Primary School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire £180.70 South Kilworth C of E Primary School, South Kilworth £130

Secondary Schools

Allerton Grange School, Leeds, West Yorkshire £500 All Hallows Catholic College, Macclesfield, Cheshire £233 Beaumont School, St Albans, Hertfordshire £500 Beechen Cliff, Bath, Somerset £375

Bexhill Academy, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex £495 Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Cheshire £500 Chipping Campden School, Chipping Campden £382.72 Clevedon School, Clevedon, Somerset £500 Dixon Kings Academy, Bradford, West Yorkshire £330 Etonbury Academy, Arlesey, Bedfordshire £487.97 Formby High School, Formby, Merseyside £359.80 Grantown Grammar School, Grantown-on Spey, Moray £375 Harris Academy, Chafford Hundred, Essex £250 Harris Academy, Riverside, Chafford Hundred, Essex £500 Hoe Valley School, Woking, Surrey £432.99 King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, Birmingham £250 Linton Village College, Cambridge £465 Magna Academy Poole, Poole, Dorset £478.64 Parmiter’s School, Nr Watford, Hertfordshire £500 Peacehaven Community School, Peacehaven, East Sussex £367.50 Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet, Hertfordshire £500 Reigate College, Reigate, Surrey £270 Rugby High School, Rugby, Warwickshire £500 Stewards Academy, Harlow, Essex £150 St Albans Girls’ School, St Albans, Hertfordshire £500 St Ivo School, St Ives, Cambridgeshire £215.65 St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School, London £250 Sybil Andrews Academy, Bury St Edmund, Suffolk £450 Towers School, Ashford, Kent £500 The Westgate School, Winchester, Hampshire £350

Other

The Iris Project (Literacy Through Latin) £500

St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Awarded in 2016)

Archaeology Committee & Activities

Dr Peter Guest: Chair (until February) Mr Mike Luke: Secretary (from May) Dr Andrew Birley: Secretary (until Dr Matthew Mandich (TRAC February); Chair (from May) Representative) Professor Maureen Carroll Dr Rob Philpott Professor Jim Crow (RAC) Dr Louise Revell Dr Hella Eckardt Dr Ursula Rothe Dr Rebecca Gowland Dr Matthew Symonds Mrs Amanda Hart

Events

The Archaeology Committee organized and supported a variety of events throughout the country, including lectures and workshops.

On March 15, the society supported the annual Cotswold Archaeology Mick Aston Lecture in Cirencester: Dr Mark Maltby Animals and Society in the Roman Cotswolds

On May 19, the society organised, in association with Durham University and SSCIP, an evening at the World Heritage Site of Durham Castle. Two talks were given by Professor Maureen Carroll and Dr Rebecca Gowland on the topic of Growing up in the : A multidisciplinary approach to Roman childhood

On May 25 - 26, the Society supported a workshop: Material Culture and Writing Practice from Antiquity to the Early Modern period: an interdisciplinary workshop at the University of Kent.

Thursday 25 May Session: Economy of Manuscripts

Alison Wiggins: Material meanings and Tudor bookkeeping: the case of the production and reception of Bess of Hardwick's household financial accounts (c.1548-1608)

Julia Crick Calligraphy and cursivity in Insular writing before 1050 Ryan Perry Utility Grade Scripts and Manuals of Religious Instruction

Session: Writing Equipment and Writing Practice

Peter Kruschwitz Thinking about writing Ellen Swift Investigating the relationship between writing equipment and writing practice: book hands and Roman and late antique reed pens Susan Moor Framing the Page: measurement and freedom in medieval manuscripts Hella Eckardt Writing in ink – the archaeology of Roman inkwells Ewan Clayton A craftsman's perspective on scribal workplaces: ancient and modern (keynote)

Friday 26 May Session: Transmission of writing/circulation of texts

Matthew Nicholls Libraries and writing in the Roman world Simon Horobin "Go litel bok": The Manuscript Circulation of Chaucer's Works Daniel Smith Unfolding action: letters as props in the early modern theatre Cherrell Avery Calligraphy Drop-in session Cherrell Avery Calligraphy Workshop on Uncial Script

Cathedral Archive Tour

RSC Screening

The Society was very pleased to support live screenings of two theatre performances at Corinium Museum from Stratford-upon-Avon: Coriolanus, 11 October and Titus Andronicus, 9 August. A screening of Twelfth Night was also shown on 14 February, 2018.

Epistula

The thirteenth and fourteenth editions of the Society’s on-line newsletter, Epistula (ISSN 2047-6292), were circulated to all members (with an email address) in July and December. The editor was Matthew Symonds.

Epistula keeps members up to date with news of recent discoveries, research, exhibitions, conferences and publications. Members are encouraged to send contributions (300 words; images welcome) by the two annual closing dates, 30 April and 31 October to: [email protected].

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Editorial Committee & Publications

Publications Secretary: Dr Lynn F. Pitts

Journal of Roman Studies Britannia *resigned June **elected June

Editor Editor *Professor Catherine Steel, Professor Barry Burnham **Professor Christopher Kelly

Review Editor Review Editor *Professor Christopher Kelly Dr Hella Eckardt **Dr Peter Thonemann

Committee Members Committee Members Professor Barbara Borg Mr Paul Bidwell Professor Alison Cooley Mr Paul Booth Professor Roy Gibson Dr Will Bowden Professor Caroline Humfress Dr Andrew Gardner Dr Myles Lavan Mr Neil Holbrook Professor Neville Morley Dr Fraser Hunter Dr Alex Mullen Dr Louise Revell Dr Jonathan Prag Dr Pete Wilson Professor Christopher Smith Dr Peter Thonemann Britannia Monographs Editor Dr Christopher Whitton Mr Paul Bidwell

Journals & Monographs

The Journal of Roman Studies 107 and Britannia 48 were published as usual in November. Income from CUP totaled over £160,000, including income from the digital archive programme. We continue to be indebted to Dr Lynn Pitts for ensuring the timely publication and high quality of the journals.

The Society also published a monograph: Britannia Monograph 30, Martyn Allen, Lisa Lodwick, Tom Brindle, Michael Fulford and Alexander Smith, eds., with contributions by John Allen, Paul Bidwell, Stephen Rippon and Jane Timby, New Visions of the Countryside of Roman Britain - Volume 2: The Rural Economy of Roman Britain.

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Elections & Membership

Elections

At the Annual General Meeting held in London on 3 June, Dr Andrew Burnett, CBE, FBA, FSA, Professor Michael Fulford, CBE, FBA, FSA, and Professor Dominic Rathbone were re-elected Vice-Presidents, and Dr Philip Kay, FSA was re-elected Honorary Treasurer. Professor Roland Mayer was elected Honorary Secretary. MacIntyre Hudson of Canterbury were re-appointed auditors for 2017.

The following members of Council, who retired, are thanked for their contributions during their term of office: Mr Stephen Bird, Dr Terry Edwards, Ms Caroline McDonald, Mrs Elizabeth McKnight (the Honorary Secretary) and Professor Catherine E. W. Steel (Editor, JRS). The Society is indebted to the voluntary efforts of its Council and Committee members and to the work done by the Officers.

The following members were elected to Council for 2017-2020: Dr Dario Calomino, Ms Sophie Jackson, Dr George Maher, Dr Katherine McDonald, Professor Andrew G. Poulter, Dr Victoria Rimell, Dr Ben Russell and Dr Mantha Zarmakoupi.

Membership At the year end, there were 1759 individual members, 86 Life Members and 11 Honorary Members.

Deaths The Society learnt with regret of the deaths of Professor A. D. E. Cameron, Dr E. Christiansen, Mr James W. Dudley, Professor D. M. Eisenberg, Dr D. French, Mr B. Hammond, Professor R. Hope-Simpson, Mr K. B. Lavery, Dr E. Macnamara, Mr Henri Melaerts, Professor Dr D. Nörr (Hon. Member), Mr. M. Ivereigh, Mr D. Scales and Dr Mark Whittow.

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Financial Review

This was the second year of the new twenty-five year arrangement with the University of London under which the Society and its sister society, the Hellenic Society, will pay fees to the Hellenic and Roman Library (HARL). These fees mainly go to fund the salaries of the librarians of the Joint Library. Inevitably and as forecast, the need to fund the Society’s share of these new arrangements had an impact on both net income and cash flow in 2017, though the underlying financial picture improved somewhat compared to 2016.

The accounts show net expenditure before investment gains of £91,814 (2016: net income of £27,324) and net income of £49,002 (2016: £178,834) after investment gains. Included in the accounts, however, is a one-off donation of £152,178 to HARL for the Library fundraising campaign. Without this, the accounts would show net income before investment gains of £60,264 and net income of £201,180 after investment gains, in both cases small improvements on 2016.

Each year, a portion of the Society’s incoming resources, as presented in the Statement of Financial Activities, is income in kind and therefore does not impact on cash flow. In 2017, this amounted to £36,515, comprising £20,520 of periodicals exchanged (included in Income from Publications in Note 3) and £15,995 of donations of books (included in Donations and Legacies at Note 2).

The cash outflow from the operating activities of the Society in 2017 was £166,290 (2016: £85,548), though this included one-off donation of £152,178 to HARL. Adjusting for cash outlays on capital purchases of books and rebinding for the Joint Library (totalling £15,579), as well as a new CRM system (£4,737) the total net cash outflow from the Society in 2017 amounted to £186,606 (2016: net cash outflow of £104,058). However, adding back the investment proceeds relating to the one-off donation of £152,178 to HARL, the net decrease in cash in 2017 was a more palatable £34,428.

The underlying improvement in the Society’s cash position was due in no small part, to the publishing agreements with CUP for JRS and Britannia. These produced another record result in 2017, generating publication

income of £151,518 (2015: £133,419). If we include digital archive income, total revenue from these publishing agreements rose by 20% to £168,987 (2016: £141,070).

The Society funded its £152,178 donation to HARL by transferring to it units in the Newton Growth and Income Fund with this value. However, because the Fund again performed well in 2017 (+13.8%), the Society’s investment portfolio was still worth £1,470,848 at the end of the 2017 financial year - about the same level at which it started the year (£1,482,210).

The funding of the Joint Library will continue to be a significant expense for the Society, but the good news is that the Library fund-raising campaign which was launched in 2017 started well. As a result, the money for the Library that has already been raised through annual giving and one-off donations will help to reduce further the payments that will need to be made to HARL by the Society in 2018.

A copy of the full financial statements together with the Trustees’ and Independent Auditors’ Report can be obtained from the registered office. A copy is also available online: http://www.romansociety.org/about/governance/documents.html

A copy of the Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet are also included at the end of this Annual Report.

Grants to the Society

The Society is grateful for the following grants: For the JRS: H.A. Thomas Fund, Faculty of Classics, Cambridge For Britannia: The Administrators of the Haverfield Bequest; AC Archaeology Ltd.; Durham University; MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology); Stuart Wrathmell; York Archaeological Trust.

Investment Committee Members

Dr Philip Kay (Chair) Mr Graham E.A. Kentfield Professor Catharine Edwards Mr Mossman Roueché

The Society’s investments are overseen by an Investment Committee which meets several times a year and reports regularly to Council. Newton Investment Management Ltd is manager of the Society’s investments. The objective for all the Society’s funds is to produce a steady income to support its various activities, whilst at the same time at least maintaining the value of the capital in real terms.

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds 2017 2016 £ £ £ £ INCOMING AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:

Donations and legacies 20,283 18,866 39,149 63,631 Charitable activities 324,171 - 324,171 291,624 Investment income 23,471 19,332 42,803 47,958 Other income 29,624 - 29,624 10,180

TOTAL INCOME 397,549 38,198 435,747 413,393

EXPENDITURE ON

Charitable activities 488,655 38,906 527,561 386,069

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 488,655 38,906 527,561 386,069

NET INCOME /(EXPENDITURE) BEFORE TRANSFERS (91,106) (708) (91,814) 27,324

Transfer between funds - - - -

NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE) BEFORE INVESTMENT GAINS / (91,106) (708) (91,814) 27,324 (LOSSES)

Net gains / (losses) on investments 75,239 65,577 140,816 151,510

NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE) AND MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (15,867) 64,869 49,002 178,834

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 1,694,632 751,482 2,446,114 2,267,280 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD £1,678,765 £816,351 £2,495,116 £2,446,114

SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2017

2017 2016 £ £ £ £ FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets 3,158 - Tangible assets – heritage assets 791,978 739,884 Tangible assets – other 2,371 3,871 Investments 1,470,848 1,482,210 2,268,355 2,225,965 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 136,066 152,481 Short term deposits 10,425 10,411 Cash at bank and in hand 104,922 139,364 251,413 302,256

CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year (19,704) (78,104)

NET CURRENT ASSETS 231,709 224,152

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 2,500,064 2,450,117

CREDITORS: Amounts falling due after more than one year (4,948) (4,003)

NET ASSETS £2,495,116 £2,446,114

FUNDS Unrestricted funds 1,678,765 1,694,632 Restricted funds 816,351 751,482

TOTAL FUNDS £2,495,116 £2,446,114

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved by the Council for issue on 6 March, 2018 Signed on behalf of the Trustees by: Professor Catharine H. Edwards, President Dr Philip B. Kay, Treasurer

Front Cover images Trajan conference, British Museum Britannia Monograph 30 50 Years of Britannia conference AGM, Ovid Colloquium

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Senate House On behalf of Council Malet Street Fiona K. Haarer, FSA London WC1E 7HU Secretary 20 April, 2018