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Lawrence Keppie

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in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

December 26, 1947

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Roman History, Military History, Archeology

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Lawrence John Forbes Keppie is a Scottish historian and archaeologist. He attended Coatbridge High School and then studied classics at Glasgow University where he came under the influence of A.R. Burn, who first introduced him to epigraphy. After graduation he transferred to Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied Roman history and archaeology.

Professor Keppie started his digging career as a schoolboy on a medieval castle site in Cumbernauld, before moving on to participate in the Scottish Field School of Archaeology excavations at Birrens Roman fort under the directorship of Anne Robertson. The first excavation he directed himself was on a section of the Antonine Wall at Carleith in 1969.

Dr. Keppie was elected a Fellow of the Society o ...more

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	The Making of the Roman Army: From Republic to Empire 3.70 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1984 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Understanding Roman Inscriptions 4.10 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2013 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legacy of Rome: Scotland's Roman Remains 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1986 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Romans on the Bay of Naples: An Archaeological Guide 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	William Hunter and the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, 1807 - 2007 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani: Great BritainVolume I Fascicule 4: Scotland it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1984	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Antiquarian Rediscovery of the Antonine Wall really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roman Distance Slabs from the Antonine Wall: A Brief Guide liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1979	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roman Inscribed and Sculptured Stones in the Hunterian Museum University of Glasgow (Britannia Monograph) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colonisation and Veteran Settlement in Italy, 47-14 B. C 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1983	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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