Nicholas Reed
Biographic Data
| ID | 5716753 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicholas Reed |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicholas |
| FAMILY NAME | Reed |
| SIGNATURE | REED N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of St Andrews |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Scottish campaigns of Septimus Severus
Caracalla may have campaigned in S Scotland in 207 before the arrival of Severus. The bridge of boats on Caracalla's coins may have been across the Forth at Queensferry and the permanent bridge appearing on Severus' coin over the Tay at Carpow, the two possibly linked by a road through Fife. The 63-acre camps, probably dating to 209 may reflect not a 'round trip' by one force, but division of the army into two. The 165- and 130-acre camps may dat…
Pattern and Purpose in the Antonine Itinerary
Some Neglected Evidence on the Early Career of Tacitus
The first passage quoted above is the only certain evidence we have about Tacitus' early career, until we come to his tenure of the praetorship in A.D. 88. His career before that date has been the subject of much speculation, so it is surprising that no notice has been taken of the second passage. Syme does not even mention it, and C.W. Mendell merely describes it as ‘curious’. The reason for its dismissal is presumably that the post of a bibliot…
Agricola 24.2
Tacitus is writing about Ireland. In 1967 Ogilvie commented, ‘ In melius cannot be taken either with differunt , since it contradicts haud multum , nor with cogniti , since it cannot be imagined that Tacitus was so ignorant of the truth as to suppose that Ireland was better known than England.’ He therefore followed earlier editors in deleting in melius as a possible interpolation by ‘patriotic Irish monks’
The Gates of Sleep in Aeneid 6
Many reasons have been put forward to explain why Aeneas and the Sibyl should depart through the gate of ivory, which lets out ‘false dreams’. The two views which have perhaps been found the least unsatisfactory are those of W. Everett and the one most recently championed by Brooks Otis. Everett suggested that it was a common belief in antiquity that false dreams occur before midnight, and true dreams after midnight; he went on to suggest that Ae…
The Gates of Sleep in Aeneid 6
Many reasons have been put forward to explain why Aeneas and the Sibyl should depart through the gate of ivory, which lets out ‘false dreams’. The two views which have perhaps been found the least unsatisfactory are those of W. Everett and the one most recently championed by Brooks Otis. Everett suggested that it was a common belief in antiquity that false dreams occur before midnight, and true dreams after midnight; he went on to suggest that Ae…
Some Neglected Evidence on the Early Career of Tacitus
The first passage quoted above is the only certain evidence we have about Tacitus' early career, until we come to his tenure of the praetorship in A.D. 88. His career before that date has been the subject of much speculation, so it is surprising that no notice has been taken of the second passage. Syme does not even mention it, and C.W. Mendell merely describes it as ‘curious’. The reason for its dismissal is presumably that the post of a bibliot…
Agricola 24.2
Tacitus is writing about Ireland. In 1967 Ogilvie commented, ‘ In melius cannot be taken either with differunt , since it contradicts haud multum , nor with cogniti , since it cannot be imagined that Tacitus was so ignorant of the truth as to suppose that Ireland was better known than England.’ He therefore followed earlier editors in deleting in melius as a possible interpolation by ‘patriotic Irish monks’
The Scottish campaigns of Septimus Severus
Caracalla may have campaigned in S Scotland in 207 before the arrival of Severus. The bridge of boats on Caracalla's coins may have been across the Forth at Queensferry and the permanent bridge appearing on Severus' coin over the Tay at Carpow, the two possibly linked by a road through Fife. The 63-acre camps, probably dating to 209 may reflect not a 'round trip' by one force, but division of the army into two. The 165- and 130-acre camps may dat…
Pattern and Purpose in the Antonine Itinerary
Classical Antiquity Studies (5 works) · History (4 works) · History (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Historical and Literary Studies (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Acre (1 work) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 work)