Jon Coulston

Jonathan "Jon" Charles Nelson Coulston FSA (5 July 1957 - 6 July 2024[1]) was a British archaeologist and lecturer who specialised in Roman army studies and Roman art and architecture. He was Senior Lecturer in the School of Classics at the University of St Andrews.[2]

Biography[edit]

Coulston undertook undergraduate studies at Leicester University, and his postgraduate and PhD studies at the University of Newcastle. His 1988 PhD thesis was titled "Trajan's column: the sculpting and relief content of a Roman propaganda monument".[3] Jon married Hazel Dodge.

Coulston published widely in the fields of Roman army studies, especially relating to Roman cavalry equipment, and on Roman art and architecture. He was a leading scholar on the iconography of Trajan's column and its use in studying the Roman army. He was awarded a University Teaching Award from St. Andrews in 2016.[4]

Coulston was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1991. He was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 10 October 2002.[5]

Select bibliography[edit]

  • Coulston, J.C.N. 1988. Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani Hadrian’s Wall West of the North Tyne, and Carlisle
  • Coulston, J.C.N. and Dodge, H. (eds) 2000. Ancient Rome: the Archaeology of the Eternal City (Oxford University School of Archaeology Monograph 54).
  • Bishop, M. C. and Coulston, J. C N. 2006 (2nd edition). Roman military equipment: from the Punic wars to the fall of Rome.
  • Coulston, J.C.N. 2014. "Monumentalising military service: soldiers in Romano-British sculpture", in Collins, R. & McIntosh, F. (eds). Life in the Limes. Studies of the People and Objects of the Roman Frontiers. Oxbow. 68–78.
  • Coulston, J.C.N. 2018. "The Army in Imperial Rome", in Holleran, C. & Claridge, A. (eds).A Companion to the City of Rome. Wiley-Blackwell. 173–195.
  • Coulston, J.C.N. 2020. "The cavalry on Trajan's Column: a study in composition, content and sculptural intent", in Proceedings of the Nineteenth Roman Military Equipment Conference (RoMEC XVIIII). The Armatura Press. 257–292.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bishop, Mike C [@MikeCBishop] (7 July 2024). "It is with immense sadness that I have to report the death of my very good friend, colleague, and co-author Dr Jon Coulston on July 6th after a brief illness" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Dr Jonathan Coulston". University of St Andrews. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ Coulston, J.C.N. (1988). Trajan's column: the sculpting and relief content of a Roman propaganda monument (Thesis). University of Newcastle.
  4. ^ "Best Teachers of 2016". University of St Andrews. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Dr Jonathan Coulston". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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