Anthony Birley

Anthony Richard Birley (born 8 October 1937) is a British ancient historian, archaeologist and academic. He was the Professor of Ancient History at University of Manchester (1974–1990) and at University of Düsseldorf (1990–2002). He is the son of the archaeologist Eric Birley, who bought the house next to Vindolanda where Anthony and his brother Robin began to excavate the site. They have both taken part in many of the excavations there, and Robin now runs them. He was educated at Clifton College, 1950–1955; Magdalen College, Oxford, 1956–1963 (Classics, Litt. Humaniores): BA, 1st cl. Hons., 1960;

Bibliography

Garrison Life at Vindolanda: A Band of Brothers, Stroud: Tempus, (2002)
Marcus Aurelius: A Biography, London: Routledge, (1993)
Hadrian: The Restless Emperor, London: Routledge, (2004)
Septimius Severus: The African Emperor, London: Routledge, (2004)
The Roman Government of Britain (2005)
The People of Roman Britain (1992)
Life in Roman Britain (1976)
The Fasti of Roman Britain (1981)
Imperial Rome with drawings by the artist Alan Sorrell London: Lutterworth Press (1970)

External links

Entry on Birley family genealogy

The Birley family tree

Richard Birley
(1743–1812)

Hugh Hornby Birley
(1778–1845)

Joseph Birley
(1782–1847)

Joseph Hornby Birley
(1827 - 1881)

Thomas Hornby Birley
(1815–1885)

Hugh Birley
(1817–1883)

Herbert Birley
(1821–1890)

Arthur Birley
(1834–1912)

Hugh Francis Birley
(1855–1916)

Francis Birley
(1850–1910)

Caroline Birley
(1851–1907)

Joseph Harold Birley
(1870–1940)

Leonard Birley
(1875–????)

Oswald Birley
(1880–1952)

Eric Birley
(1909–1995)

Robert Birley
(1903–1981)

Maxime de la Falaise
(1922–2009)

Mark Birley
(1930–2007)

Annabel Goldsmith
(b. 1934)

Patricia Birley
(b. 1948)

Robin Edgar Birley
(b. 1935)

Anthony Birley
(b. 1937)

Loulou de la Falaise
(1948-2011)

Lucy Ferry
(b. 1960)

Robin Birley
(b. 1958)

India Jane Birley
(b. 1961)

Patrick Birley
(b. 1965)

Andrew Birley
(b. 1974)

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Family tree of the Birley family

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