List of works - Simon T. James

'Visual competence' in archaeology: a problem hiding in plain sight.

journal article from 'Antiquity.' published in 2015

A bloodless past: the pacification of Early Iron Age Britain

chapter published in 2006

An early medieval building tradition

journal article from 'Archaeological Journal' published in 1984

Ancient Arms Race. Antiquity’s Largest Fortresses and Sasanian Military Networks of Northern Iran ⬇️

But seriously though folks!

article published in 1992

Dura-Europos and the Chronology of Syria in the 250s AD

scientific article published in January 1970

Engendering change in our understanding of the structure of Roman military communities

scholarly article by Simon James published 15 May 2006 in Archaeological Dialogues

Evidence from Dura Europos for the origins of late roman Helmets

scholarly article

Excavations at Cowdery's Down Basingstoke, Hampshire, 1978–81

scientific article published in January 1983

Limesfreunde in Philadelphia: a Snapshot of the State of Roman Frontier Studies

article

New Light on the Roman military base at Dura-Europos: Interim Report on a Pilot Season of Fieldwork in 2005

book section published in 2007

Part of a Roman Helmet from Jerusalem

Reports on Projects Funded by the Institute's Research Grants in 1986

scientific article published in January 1987

Representations of War in Ancient Rome, edited by Sheila Dillon & Katherine Welch, 2006. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; ISBN-13 978-0-521-84817-6 hardback £59 & US$99; xiv+365 pp., 106 b/w figs

scientific article published in February 2009

Roman Infantry Equipment: The Later Empire

Roman archaeology: crisis and revolution

scholarly article by Simon James published in March 2003

Rome and the Sword: How Warriors and Weapons Shaped Roman History ⬇️

academic book detailing the evolution of military practice and equipment across Roman history

Simon James. The excavations at Dura-Europos conducted by Yale University and the French Academy of Inscriptions and Lettres, 1928 to 1937: final report VII, the arms and armour and other military equipment. xxxii+304 pages, 141 figures, 13 plates, 4

book review

Stratagems, Combat, and “Chemical Warfare” in the Siege Mines of Dura-Europos

2011 article by Simon T. James in the American Journal of Archaeology

The Ancient City of Giddan/Eddana (Anqa, Iraq), the “Forgotten Twin” of Dura-Europos ⬇️

journal article from 'Journal of Near Eastern Studies' published in 2024

The Community of Soldiers: A Major Identity and Centre of Power in the Roman Empire ⬇️

scientific article published in January 1999

The Excavations at Dura-Europos conducted by Yale University and the French Academy of Inscriptions and Letters 1928 to 1937. Final Report VII: The Arms and Armour and other Military Equipment ⬇️

excavation report cataloging the archaeological finds of military equipment at Dura Europos

The Roman galley slave: Ben-Hur and the birth of a factoid

The Roman military base at Dura-Europos, Syria: an archaeological visualisation

book published in 2019

The arms and armour from Dura-Europos, Syria. Weaponry recovered from the Roman garrison town and the Sassanid siegeworks during the excavations, 1922-7 ⬇️

Doctoral Thesis by Simon James

The deposition of military equipment during the final siege at Dura-Europos, with particular regard to the Tower 19 countermine

Journal Article By Simon James

Two Roman Shield-Bosses from London

Writing the Legions: The Development and Future of Roman Military Studies in Britain

journal article from 'Archaeological Journal Archaeological Journal' published in 2002

List of works by Simon T. James