“A thousand roads lead men forever to Rome”; Alain de Lille, 1175

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In 2016, to celebrate the work and legacy of Ivan Donald Margary, the 20th century’s most influential Roman roads researcher & historian, we held the Ivan D Margary Memorial Conferences in Portsmouth and York, the first time conferences devoted solely to the study of Roman roads had been held in Britain. Both conferences were a huge success and clearly established need to bring people with common interests together. We are looking to establish a regular annual Roman Roads Conference, held at a different venue every year, details to be announced shortly . In the mean time, the programmes for the 2016 conferences are still available below , along with a selection of papers from them.

An Ivan D Margary Memorial Dinner was held on the Saturday evening at both events, and we included in the programmes a series of discussion groups, all of which helped create a strong feeling of inclusivity, involvement, and community, amongst speakers and delegates alike. Most importantly, the conferences were not merely a talking shop, but geared to promote further research and development. They have sparked a number of projects, including the establishment of a Roman Roads Forum, hosted by RRRA, which went live at Christmas 2016.



Ivan D Margary (1896 - 1976)