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Annual Percy Ure Lecture: Pompeii of the Syrian Desert: Rethinking Dura-Europos for the ‘decolonial’ era, Professor Simon James, University of Leicester<\/strong><\/p>\n

All are welcome to join University of Reading\u2019s Classics Department online for the 10th Annual Percy Ure Lecture, to be delivered by Simon James, Professor of Archaeology at University of Leicester and President of the Ermine Street Guard. In this lecture, which honours the legacy of our founding Professor, Percy N. Ure, Professor James will consider the civil aspects of the Roman garrison at Dura-Europos, its nature and origins.<\/p>\n

Admission free. Booking essential.<\/p>\n

To book your place visit<\/p>\n

https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/UreLecture2020<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information, please contact Professor Amy C. Smith at a.c.smith@reading.ac.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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