Ross Burns
Biographic Data
| ID | 3940639 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ross Burns |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ross |
| FAMILY NAME | Burns |
| SIGNATURE | BURNS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2575-6368 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Damascus and the Region Fourth Century bc–Eighth Century ad
For a thousand years, Damascus played a central role in the consolidation in Syria of the dominant culture of the Mediterranean world. Though of largely Aramaean extraction, Damascene society reflected the influence of Greek and later Roman civilization without losing numerous elements of its Semitic past. The pivotal role of the city in the consolidation of Greek and Roman rule in southern Syria continued into Byzantine times when Syria played a…
Australia, Menzies and Suez
Weaponizing monuments
The role normally played by monuments in conflict is that of passive and innocent observers, occasionally drawn into the fighting through their locations. In the Syrian conflict, monuments have been more deliberately used as pawns, as ideological weapons and as favoured strongpoints for combatants. The resulting damage to historical sites, particularly to the monumental centres of Aleppo and Palmyra, has been considerable. However, damage to heri…
A Roman monumental building in south-east Damascus?
Walls of a monumental building, apparently Roman in date, were found in the south-eastern section of the old city of Damascus in the basement of an Ottoman house during its conversion into a hotel in 2004–2011. The wall appears to be oriented to the Roman grid. The discovery of walls of a possible Roman monumental structure raises several important questions about the topography of this poorly understood part of ancient Damascus. This paper discu…
Beyond cricket and rugby
Relations between Australia and South Africa have sometimes been depicted in adversarial terms, analogously with the most crudely partisan representations of sporting competition between the two countries. There is a real need to get beyond this model of the relationship and to seize the opportunities for co‐operation. South Africa also has much to learn form the example of Australia's restructuring of its economy in the 1980s, especially in the …
The Pedro Bank Sundial
The Unesco Libyan Valleys Survey 1980
Two seasons of work have now been conducted by British and French survey teams, in conjunction with members of the Libyan Antiquities Department, under the charge of Dr. Abdullah Shaiboub. The objectives of the survey are to locate, survey and analyse the extensive remains of the ancient agricultural settlements that can be found in the wadis of the hinterlands of Tripolitania and the Sirtica. Within the framework established by the Department in…
The Unesco Libyan Valleys Survey 1980
Two seasons of work have now been conducted by British and French survey teams, in conjunction with members of the Libyan Antiquities Department, under the charge of Dr. Abdullah Shaiboub. The objectives of the survey are to locate, survey and analyse the extensive remains of the ancient agricultural settlements that can be found in the wadis of the hinterlands of Tripolitania and the Sirtica. Within the framework established by the Department in…
Weaponizing monuments
The role normally played by monuments in conflict is that of passive and innocent observers, occasionally drawn into the fighting through their locations. In the Syrian conflict, monuments have been more deliberately used as pawns, as ideological weapons and as favoured strongpoints for combatants. The resulting damage to historical sites, particularly to the monumental centres of Aleppo and Palmyra, has been considerable. However, damage to heri…
The Unesco Libyan Valleys Survey 1980
Two seasons of work have now been conducted by British and French survey teams, in conjunction with members of the Libyan Antiquities Department, under the charge of Dr. Abdullah Shaiboub. The objectives of the survey are to locate, survey and analyse the extensive remains of the ancient agricultural settlements that can be found in the wadis of the hinterlands of Tripolitania and the Sirtica. Within the framework established by the Department in…
The Pedro Bank Sundial
Beyond cricket and rugby
Relations between Australia and South Africa have sometimes been depicted in adversarial terms, analogously with the most crudely partisan representations of sporting competition between the two countries. There is a real need to get beyond this model of the relationship and to seize the opportunities for co‐operation. South Africa also has much to learn form the example of Australia's restructuring of its economy in the 1980s, especially in the …
A Roman monumental building in south-east Damascus?
Walls of a monumental building, apparently Roman in date, were found in the south-eastern section of the old city of Damascus in the basement of an Ottoman house during its conversion into a hotel in 2004–2011. The wall appears to be oriented to the Roman grid. The discovery of walls of a possible Roman monumental structure raises several important questions about the topography of this poorly understood part of ancient Damascus. This paper discu…
Weaponizing monuments
The role normally played by monuments in conflict is that of passive and innocent observers, occasionally drawn into the fighting through their locations. In the Syrian conflict, monuments have been more deliberately used as pawns, as ideological weapons and as favoured strongpoints for combatants. The resulting damage to historical sites, particularly to the monumental centres of Aleppo and Palmyra, has been considerable. However, damage to heri…
Australia, Menzies and Suez
Damascus and the Region Fourth Century bc–Eighth Century ad
For a thousand years, Damascus played a central role in the consolidation in Syria of the dominant culture of the Mediterranean world. Though of largely Aramaean extraction, Damascene society reflected the influence of Greek and later Roman civilization without losing numerous elements of its Semitic past. The pivotal role of the city in the consolidation of Greek and Roman rule in southern Syria continued into Byzantine times when Syria played a…
History (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (3 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (2 works) · Geography (2 works)