THE CORBRIDGE LION

A celebration of the 100th anniversary of his discovery

Corbridge Parish Hall, 28th July 2007, 10am to 5pm

Speakers include:
Phil Freeman (University of Liverpool)
The potato diggers: excavations at Corbridge
Roger Wilson (University of British Columbia) ‘The well-maned lion, a wonder to behold’ (Oppian). Roman perceptions of the king of the beasts
Mike Bishop, archaeologist
A lion among ladies: everyday objects with extraordinary cats
Georgina Plowright (Hadrians Wall Museums)
A home for the Lion
Nick Hodgson (Tyne & Wear Museums)
Lions and the architecture of Roman Corbridge
Jeremy Cunningham, sculptor The unchanging way of carving stone
Fraser Hunter (National Museums of Scotland)
The Cramond lioness

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