Patrick Le Roux (born 3 October 1943, in

Morlaix Morlaix (; br, Montroulez) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Leisure and tourism The old quarter of the town has winding streets of cobbled stones and overha ...

) is a 20th–21st-century French historian.

Biography

Career

After he obtained his agrégation d'histoire in 1967, Patrick Le Roux defended his State thesis entitle
''L'armée romaine et l'organisation des provinces ibériques d'Auguste à l'invasion de 409''
in March 1980 at the

Bordeaux Montaigne University Bordeaux Montaigne University (French: ''Université Bordeaux Montaigne''; formerly ''Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3'') is a public university in Pessac, France, approximately 8 kilometres (5 miles) southwest of the city centre of B ...

under the direction of Robert Étienne. A member of the

Casa de Velázquez The ''Casa de Velázquez'' is a French school in Spain modelled on the Villa Médicis in Rome, and Villa Abd-el-Tif in Algeria.''75 aniversario de la Casa de Velázquez. Memoria gráfica 1928-2003'', Madrid, Casa de Velázquez, 2006, 182 p. - ac ...

, he taught Roman history at

Paris West University Nanterre La Défense Paris Nanterre University (French: ''Université Paris Nanterre''), formerly Paris-X and commonly referred to as Nanterre, is a public research university based in Nanterre, Paris, France. It is one of the most prestigious French universities, m ...

then at Toulouse II, Rennes II and Paris XIII of which he is '' emeritus'' professor. He also took part to excavations in Conimbriga (Portugal) and

Baelo Claudia Baelo Claudia was an ancient Roman town of Hispania, located outside of Tarifa, near the village of Bolonia, in southern Spain. Lying on the shores of the Strait of Gibraltar, the town was originally a fishing village and trade link when it was ...

( Province of Cádiz) and more specifically in the of the forum.

Contribution to Roman history

If he first worked on the

Roman army The Roman army (Latin: ) was the armed forces deployed by the Romans throughout the duration of Ancient Rome, from the Roman Kingdom (c. 500 BC) to the Roman Republic (500–31 BC) and the Roman Empire (31 BC–395 AD), and its medieval contin ...

and remained faithful throughout his professional career to the history of Roman Spain and epigraphic sources, Patrick Le Roux brought his analysis and reflection of historian of antiquity to questions as diverse as those related to

Latin law ''Ius Italicum'' (Latin, Italian or Italic law) was a law in the early Roman Empire that allowed the emperors to grant cities outside Italy the legal fiction that they were on Italian soil. This meant that the city would be governed under Roman la ...

, the world of cities,

Roman citizenship Citizenship in ancient Rome (Latin: ''civitas'') was a privileged political and legal status afforded to free individuals with respect to laws, property, and governance. Citizenship in Ancient Rome was complex and based upon many different laws, t ...

and Roman western provinces. He actively participated in several important debates within the community, for example on "

romanisation Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

". Finally, he has contributed to the systematic inclusion of historiographical constructions in research on Roman history. His current work focuses on the Roman provincial stories compared to contemporary national models, without neglecting research on the inscriptions, cities and armies of Roman times.

Honours

*Member of the

(1970–1973) *''Visiting member'' of the IAS Princeton in 1986 *Corresponding member of the Real Academia de la Historia (Madrid) (since 1995) *'' Docteur Honoris Causa'' of the University of Porto (2011)

Bibliography (selection)

*1982: ''L'armée romaine et l'organisation des provinces ibériques d'Auguste à l'invasion de 409'' (publications of the Centre Pierre

Paris 8 University Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis (french: Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis) is a public university in Paris, France. Once part of the historic University of Paris, it is now an autonomous public institution. It is one of the th ...

), 493 p. *1988:''Belo V. L’Épigraphie. Les inscriptions romaines de Baelo Claudia'' (publications of the Casa de Velázquez, series "Archéologie X"), Madrid, 164 p. (in collaboration) *''L'Année Épigraphique'', volumes 1981-2010 *1995: ''Romains d'Espagne. Cités et politique dans les provinces'', Paris,

Armand Colin Armand Colin is a French publishing house founded in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin. It specializes in publishing works concerning human sciences, economics and education. Among its best-known publications are the "U" collection begun in 1968, an ...

, 182 p. (translation in Spanish, Barcelona, 2006) *1998: ''Le Haut-Empire romain en Occident d'Auguste aux Sévères'', Paris, Nouvelle Histoire de l'Antiquité-8, Points-Seuil H 219, 510 pages, (translation in Basque, 2014) *1998: Révision de

Pliny the Elder Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/2479), called Pliny the Elder (), was a Roman author, naturalist and natural philosopher, and naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic ' ...

, ''Histoire naturelle''. Book III, text established, translated and commentated by H. Zehnacker, Paris,

Collection Budé The ''Collection Budé'', or the ''Collection des Universités de France'', is an editorial collection comprising the Greek and Latin classics up to the middle of the 6th century (before Emperor Justinian). It is published by Les Belles Lettres, ...

. *2005: ''L’Empire romain'', Paris,

Que sais-je? "Que sais-je?" (QSJ) (; Literally: "What do I know?", ) is an editorial collection published by the Presses universitaires de France (PUF). The aim of the series is to provide the lay reader with an accessible introduction to a field of study wr ...

, n° 1536, 128 p. (multiple translations) *2011: ''La péninsule Ibérique aux époques romaines, 206 avant J.-C – 409 ap. J.-C.'', Paris, Armand Colin, 408 p. *2011: ''La Toge et les armes. Rome entre Méditerranée et Océan, Scripta varia 1'',

Presses Universitaires de Rennes The Presses Universitaires de Rennes or PUR (''Rennes University Press'') is the largest French university press. Founded in 1984, PUR publishes around 200 books every year. It is located in Rennes in Brittany on the Rennes 2 University's La Har ...

(PUR), 788 p. *2012: ''Mémoires hispaniques. Essai sur la pratique de l’histoire'', Madrid, Casa de Velázquez, (series "Essai"), 212 p. *2014: ''Espagne romaines. L’empire dans ses provinces, Scripta varia 2'', Rennes, PUR, 712 p. He is also the author of over 250 scientific articles and contributions in various French and international journals. Annuaire des membres et des anciens membres
del Casa de Velázquez

References

External links

Patrick Le Roux
on Clio
Patrick Le Roux, ''Mémoires hispaniques. Essai sur la pratique de l’histoire''
on Cahiers d'histoire

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