2025-2026
2025
September 23 Social event. Welcoming cheese and wine. Musical odyssey with Faidra Roumpeka and Harris Koliadimas. Room 7.02, Graham Hill Building, University of Strathclyde, at 7:30pm
The location is Room 7.02 in the Graham Hills Building at Strathclyde University. Enter the Graham Hills Building from Richmond Street and go to the 7th floor. Some further directions if you are coming by car: drive up N Portland St, from George St, and turn right on to Richmond St. Or if coming from Cathedral St, turn down Montrose St, and quickly turn left along Rottenrow, follow the road down N Portland St, and turn left into Richmond St. Parking is free on Richmond St or N Portland St or George St after 6pm.
October 21 Who is the Thessalian goddess Ebodia? Dr Maria Mili (University of Glasgow). Usual venue at the University of Glasgow at 7:00pm
November 18 What the Romans did for us! Scottish evening with Jim Mearns (Glasgow Archaeological Society) Usual venue at the University of Glasgow at 7:30pm
This presentation will relate the history of Glasgow Archaeological Society from its foundation in December 1856 to the present day. It will mention some of the interesting people who have been members of the Society, such as Miss Cranston of tea room fame; William Blackie the publisher; Lord Kelvin, several Lord Provosts of Glasgow, a Confederate General and several Glasgow University Principals among others.
The Society activities including lectures, excursions, campaigns and publications will be described and in particular its role in the excavation of sites along the Antonine Wall including forts in the neighbourhood of Kelvin Valley, especially Bar Hill Fort at Twechar. The Society has played a leading role in excavating, researching and publishing material on the Romans in Scotland and the Antonine Wall especially. The various reports of the Society on the Antonine Wall and the creation of its Handbook to the monument will be covered.
Some attention will be paid to the legacy of John Dalymple of Kirkintilloch who served the Society for several decades and bequeathed a significant sum for a lecture series that runs to this day. Several archaeological techniques will be briefly described in describing the work of the Society and others on the Antonine Wall.
December 16 Virtual social event via Zoom video-conferencing (details will be published nearer the time)
2026
January 13 Vasilopita (Elia restaurant)
February 17 KARKALAS LECTURE: Byzantine-Scottish (dis)connections from 306 to James VI and beyond. Professor Niels Gaul (University of Edinburgh). Usual venue at the University of Glasgow at 7:30pm
March 17 The role of emotions in the writing of history. Professor Lisa Hau (University of Glasgow). Usual venue at the University of Glasgow at 7:30pm
April 22 AGM followed by wines from Greece tasting. This event will commence at 7:00pm, provisionally at the University of Strathclyde (venue details nearer the time)