Don McCullin & Barnaby Rogerson

Southern Roman Frontiers

Monday 12 September, 7 pm

 

Don McCullin’s reputation as the greatest photographer of conflict has been replaced in recent years with an image of McCullin as the great traveller.  He is now as familiar with far-flung parts of the globe as he was once accustomed to life in the war zone.  Perhaps his most ambitious journey yet has been to explore the fringes of the Roman Empire, as he does in his magisterial book, Southern Frontiers: A Journey Across the Roman Empire with text contributed by Barnaby Rogerson, a historian of North Africa.  From the ruins of Baalbek in the Lebanon to Aleppo in Syria, it is a sweeping journey through the North African coastal countries Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya – many of which are WMF Watch Sites.

 

Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR

WMFB Members £10, Non-members £15

Tickets can be booked by calling 020 7730 5344 or visiting www.wmf.org.uk/activities.

 

Note to Editors:

World Monuments Fund was set up as a private organisation in 1965 by a group of enthusiasts aware of the dangers that the world’s architectural inheritance faced from neglect, the passage of time, war and natural disasters.  Its aim was to help rescue and preserve endangered sites around the world.  WMF Britain helps as an affiliate and works with local partners and communities to identify and save important heritage through innovative programmes of field conservation, advocacy, grant-making and public education.