Prof. Gwyn DAVIES

The 2012 Exploratory Excavations at Tel Achziv, Israel

Current Syllabus

Curriculum Vitae

Publications in Discipline:

Books

• Davies, G. 2006. Roman Siege Works. Tempus: Stroud.
• Davies, G., Gardner, A. & Lockyear, K. (eds.). 2001. Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, London 2000. Oxbow: Oxford.

Articles

• Davies, G. & Magness, J. 2011. The Roman Fort at Yotvata: a foundation under Valens? Journal of Roman Archaeology. 24, 469-480.
• Davies, G. 2011. Under Siege: the Roman Field Works at Masada. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 362, 65-83.
• Davies, G & Magness, J. 2008. The Roman Fort at Yotvata, 2007. Israel Exploration Journal. 58.1. 103-112.
• Davies, G. & Magness, J. 2008. Yotvata-2007, Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 120, online
• Davies, G & Magness, J. 2007. The Roman Fort at Yotvata, 2006. Israel Exploration Journal 57.1, 106-114.
• Davies, G. & Magness, J. 2007. Yotvata-2006, Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 119, online
• Davies, G. & Magness, J. 2006. The Roman Fort at Yotvata, 2005. Israel Exploration Journal. 56.1, 105-110.
• Davies, G. & Magness, J. 2006. Yotvata-2005. Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 118, online
• Avner, U., Davies, G. & Magness, J. 2005. The 2003-2004 Excavations at the Roman Fort at Yotvata. Jahrbuch des Deutschen Evangelischen Instituts für Altertumswissenschaft des Heiligen Landes. Band 9/10, 198-199.
• Davies, G. & Magness, J. 2005. The Roman Fort at Yotvata, 2004. Israel Exploration Journal. 55.2, 227-230.
• Davies, G. & Magness, J. 2005. Yotvata – 2004. Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 117, online
• Avner, U., Davies, G. & Magness, J. 2005. Yotvata – 2003. Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 117 online
• Avner, U., Davies, G. & Magness, J. 2004. Excavations at the Late Roman Fort at Yotvata, Arava. Israel Exploration Journal. 54.2, 256-261.
• Avner, U., Davies, G. & Magness, J. 2004. The Roman Fort at Yotvata: Interim Report (2003) Journal of Roman Archaeology. 17, 405-412.
• Davies,G. 2000. Cremna in Pisidia: a re-appraisal of the siege works. Anatolian Studies, 50, 151-158.

Proceedings

• Davies, G. 2001. The Circumvallation at Hatra. In Freeman, P. et al. (eds.) Proceedings of the 18 th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies. Vol. 1. 281-286. BAR International Series 1084(1).
• Davies, G. 2001. Siege works, psychology and symbolism. In: Davies, G., Gardner, A. & Lockyear, K. (eds.). Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, London 2000. 69-79. Oxbow: Oxford.

Chapters in Books

• Davies, G. 2008. Roman Warfare and Fortification. In: Oleson, J.P. (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Engineering and Technology in the Classical World. 691-711. OUP: Oxford.
• Davies, G. 2001. Rome : the Eastern Frontiers, from 30 BC. In: Messenger, C. (ed.). Readers’ Guide to Military History, 497-498. Fitzroy Dearborn: London.

Reviews

• Davies, G. (2009) Book review of Sage, M. 2008, The Republican Roman Army. A Sourcebook. Routledge: Oxford. Journal of Roman Archaeology. 22, 665-667.
• Davies, G. (In press) Review Article (4000 words) of Kagan, K. 2006.The Eye of Command. The University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor. Montagu, J.D. 2006. Greek and Roman Warfare. Battles, tactics and trickery. Greenhill Books: London. Osgood, J. 2006. Caesar’s Legacy. Civil War and the Emergence of the Roman Empire. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. In The Ancient History Bulletin.
• Davies, G. 2009. Book review of Parker, S.T. 2006. The Roman Frontier in Central Jordan: final report on the Limes Arabicus Project, 1980-1989, Dumbarton Oaks Studies XL. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 353, 117-119.
• Davies, G. 2005. Book review of Sekunda, N. Hellenistic Infantry Reform in the 160s BC. Studies on the History of Ancient and Medieval Warfare 5. Oficyna Naukowa: Lodz. American Journal of Archaeology. 109.1, 119-121.
• Davies, G. 1999. Conference Review, RAC/TRAC 1999. Papers from the Institute of Archaeology, 10, 99-100.
• Davies, G. 1996. Conference Review, Iron for Archaeologists. Papers from the Institute of Archaeology, 7, 75-77.
• Davies, G. 1995. Book Review, of Mitchell, S. et al. Cremna in Pisidia: an ancient city in peace and war. Duckworth and the Classical Press of Wales: London. Papers from the Institute of Archaeology, 7, 91-92.
• Davies, G. Editorial Interviews: 1996, Peter Ucko (PIA 7, 17-22); 1997, Geoffrey Wainwright (PIA 8, 7-15); 1998, Neal Ascherson (PIA 9, 9-18).

Presented Papers and Lectures:

Conference papers

• The Roman Fort at Yotvata: a Valentinianic Foundation? American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting, Atlanta, November 2010
• Archaeological Approaches to Roman Siege Warfare, Archaeological Institute of America, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia. January 2009.
• The Roman Fort at Yotvata in its Regional Context. The American Schools for Oriental Research Annual Meeting, San Diego. November 2007.
• The Roman Fort at Yotvata, Excavations 2003-2006. The Roman Archaeology Conference, UCL, London. March 2007.
• Excavations at the Roman fort at Yotvata, 2005 and 2006. The American Schools for Oriental Research Annual Meeting. Washington D.C. November 2006.
• Yotvata: a Roman Beau Geste? The Florida Conference of Historians. Wolfsonian-FIU. May 2006.
• Excavations at the Roman fort at Yotvata, 2003 and 2004. The American Schools for Oriental Research Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Tx. November 2005.
• The Circumvallation at Hatra. The XVIIIth International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies. Amman, Jordan. September 2000.
• Siege works, Psychology and Symbolism. The Tenth Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference. UCL, London. March 2000.

Invited colloquia

• Burnswark and the Corfinium Analogy. Northern Frontiers Seminar, Ecclefechan May 2010.
• Roman Siege works in the East. The Roman Army Seminar. University of Durham. March 1999.
• Sieges in the Literary Sources. The Roman Army Seminar. University of Durham. March 1998.

Other lectures

• Excavations at the Roman Fort at Yotvata. Phi Alpha Theta Honors Society, FIU. January 2009
• Archaeological Correctives to Roman Siege Narratives. Brock University. January 2008.
• Excavating the late Roman Desert Outpost at Yotvata, Israel. The History Department Brown Bag seminar, FIU. April 2005.
• Roman Siege Narratives, or Seeing through the Literary Prism. The History Department, FIU. January 2004.
• Postcards from the Edge: the Roman Writing Tablets from Vindolanda. MiamIntelligence, March 2004.
• Iacta alea est: Caesar’s Invasion of Italy, 49BC. MiamIntelligence, February 2003.
• Cremna in Pisidia: the Anatomy of a Roman Siege. The Humanities Society, FIU. November 2002.
• A Circle in the Sand: the circumvallation at Hatra. Phi Alpha Theta Honors Society, FIU. February 2002.
• Revisiting the Siege at Cremna. The Working Group on Complex Societies, University College London. March 2000.

Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships:

University

• 2005 Florida International University Foundation Teaching Excellence Award.

Other professional

• 1996-1999. British Academy Full Competitive Scholarship for Ph.D. research.
• 1996. Brian Clausen prizewinner (for best dissertation on a classical theme) University College London.
• 1995-1996. British Academy Full Competitive Scholarship for completion of M.Res.

Other Professional Activities and Public Service:

Conferences

• Panel Organizer and Chair, The Roman Army in Judaea/Palaestina, The Roman Archaeology Conference, UCL, London, March 2007.
• Co-organizer, The Tenth Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, UCL, London, March 2000.

Journals

• Senior Editor, Papers from the Institute of Archaeology – annual, peer-reviewed journal 1995-1998.

Referee and Reviewing Activity

• Book Proposal Evaluator, Before, During and After Battle: Case Studies in Current Military History of the Ancient World. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
• Evaluator, MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, 2010
• Book Manuscript Evaluator, Julius Caesar and the Fall of the Roman Republic, Pearson 2010
• Article Referee, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 2009
• Book Proposal Referee, The Atlas of Roman Warfare, Palgrave 2005
• Article Referee, Enterprise and Society, 2006
• Article Referee, Biblical Archaeology Review, 2005
• Grant application, Israel Science Foundation, 2005
• Evaluator, Masters Thesis Competition, Southern Conference of Graduate Schools, 2004

Archaeological field work

• Co-director of Yotvata Roman Fort Project, 2003 - Present.
• Area Supervisor, Excavations of the Iron Age iron production site at Crawcwellt, North Wales, 1993 - 2000.
• Excavator, Pre-Roman Iron Age site at Aulnat, Auvergne, 1994.
• Excavator, Bignor Roman Villa, 1993.

Media organizations

• Commentator on 'siege warfare' and 'last stands' for Military Officer Magazine, 2011.
• Television interviews for PBS series Ground War, 'Big Guns' and 'Fortifications', 2009.
• Television interview for the History Channel, Battlefield Detectives, 2005.
• Commentator on The Varian Disaster for Maxim Magazine, 2004.
• Advisor for the History Channel documentary on the Emperor Trajan, 2000.