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JRA LATEST NEWSJRA
22 (2009) began to be mailed out on November 27, 2009.
Foreign subscribers were sent two packages about two weeks apart. The
last copies (for Canadian subscribers) were mailed on December 31,
2009. It
contains 840 pages in two fascicules, with 237 figures and 20 pages of
colour. Highlights include The polychromy of the Palatine temple of
Apollo (S. Zink); The black and white marble quarries at
Göktepe (D. Attanasio, M. Bruno, A. Yavuz), with the
identification of many famous sculptures made of that stone; and a
debate between W. Scheidel (Stanford) and A. Wilson (Oxford) on Roman
economic growth. Fascicule 2 contains the
reviews of 83 recent books. Just
added! Books received through August 2009. Just
added! An
index of all articles ever
published in the annual JRA. S76. STUDIES ON ROMAN POTTERY OF THE PROVINCES OF AFRICA PROCONSULARIS AND BYZACENA (TUNISIA). HOMMAGE À MICHEL BONIFAY, edited by J. H. Humphrey. Nine contributions on North African pottery inspired by Bonifay’s Études. 156 pages, 40 figs. Publication date: January 5, 2010. Special offer to individuals $49. S75. A CEMETERY OF VANDALIC
DATE AT CARTHAGE, by Susan Stevens, Mark Garrison and Joann Freed.
366
pages, 137 figs. + 4 pages of colour & DVD of burial catalogue. The
final report on a cemetery containing 235 aged individuals tightly
dated to the Vandalic era, lying directly outside the Theodosian City
Wall. Publication date: December 28, 2009. Special offer to individuals
$99. S74,
a Festschrift for David Breeze entitled THE
ARMY AND FRONTIERS OF ROME, edited
by Bill Hanson, clothbound, with 22 contributions, 252 pages, 65
figures + 8 tables. Special offer to individuals $69. S73. VLPIA NOVIOMAGVS – ROMAN NIJMEGEN. THE BATAVIAN CAPITAL AT THE IMPERIAL FRONTIER, by W.J. H. Willems and H. van Enckevort. At last a full account in English of Roman Nijmegen including its forts, with additional contributions by specialists and 26 colour illustrations. Special offer to individuals $69. S72. ETHNICITY, CONQUEST, AND RECRUITMENT: TWO CASE STUDIES FROM THE NORTHERN MILITARY PROVINCES, by Vivien Swan. The book represents Vivien Swan's last major contribution on the theme of pottery, ethnicity and the Roman army. Special offer to individuals $39. S71.
AN ISLAND THROUGH TIME: JERBA
STUDIES
volume 1. THE PUNIC AND ROMAN PERIODS, by E. Fentress, A. Drine and
R. Holod. This is the final report, heavily illustrated, on the
multi-year survey of the island of Jerba off the coast of southern
Tunisia . Special offer to individuals $89. |
Click to read sample reviews from JRA 22:
“Roman art in its social context”, a review by Roger Ling of Peter Stewart, The social history of Roman art (Cambridge University Press) [PDF]
“Alesia and Kalkriese compared and contrasted: local chauvinism, nationalistic fervor, and sober archaeology”, a review by Colin Wells of Michel Reddé and Siegmar von Schnurbein, Alésia et la bataille du Teutoberg: un parallèle critique des sources (Jan Thorbecke Verlag) [PDF]
Pompey’s trophy in the Pyrenees, by Pierre Gros (“La découverte, la fouille et la restitution d’un maillon essentiel de l’architecture triomphale”), reviewing G. Castellvi, J. M. Nolla, I. Rodà, Le trophée de Pompée dans les Pyrénées (71 avant J.-C.) (CNRS Editions) [PDF]
Recent JRA Supplements: Click on the title of each supplement to see its table of contents, or click here to see a full list of supplements
- Supplement 76: STUDIES ON ROMAN POTTERY OF THE PROVINCES OF AFRICA PROCONSULARIS AND BYZACENA (TUNISIA). HOMMAGE À MICHEL BONIFAY, edited by J. H. Humphrey. 156 pages, 40 figs. ISBN-13: 978-1-887829-76-2. Publication date: January 5, 2010. List price $69. Web price to individuals $49.
- Supplement 75: A CEMETERY OF VANDALIC DATE AT CARTHAGE, by Susan Stevens, Mark Garrison and Joann Freed. 366 pages, 137 figs. + 4 pages of colour & DVD of burial catalogue. ISBN-13: 1-887829-75-5. Publication date: December 28, 2009. List price $125. Web price to individuals $99.
- Supplement 74: THE ARMY AND FRONTIERS OF ROME edited by W. S. Hanson. Cloth, 8 and a half x 11 inch. 252 pages, 65 figures, 8 tables. ISBN-13: 978-1-887829-74-8. Date of publication: August 17, 2009. List price $89. Web price to individuals $69.
- Supplement 73: VLPIA NOVIOMAGVS – ROMAN NIJMEGEN. THE BATAVIAN CAPITAL AT THE IMPERIAL FRONTIER by. Willem J. H. Willems and Harry van Enckevort. Cloth, 8 and a half x 11 inch. 204 pages, 78 black-and-white figures, 26 in colour. Printed on 80# gloss sheet. ISBN-13: 978-1-887829-73-1. Date of publication: May 26, 2009. List price $89. Web price to individuals $69.
- Supplement 72: ETHNICITY, CONQUEST AND RECRUITMENT: TWO CASE STUDIES FROM THE NORTHERN MILITARY PROVINCES by the late Vivien Swan. Cloth, 7 x 10 inch. 96 pages, 19 figures. Printed on 80# gloss sheet. ISBN-13: 978-1-887829-72-4. Date of publication: May 26, 2009. List price $49. Web price to individuals $39.
- Supplement 71: AN ISLAND THROUGH TIME: JERBA STUDIES volume 1. THE PUNIC AND ROMAN PERIODS by E. Fentress, A. Drine, and R. Holod. Cloth, 8 and a half x 11 inch. 363 pages, 245 figures, 11 bi-colour illustrations. ISBN-13: 978-1-887829-71-7. Date of publication: May 26, 2009. List price $109. Web price to individuals $89.
