EntityQ5386141· pop 5· linked from 79 articlesEric BirleySign in to saveBritish historian and archaeologist (1906–1995)ConnectionsOrder of the British EmpireEntitymilitary rankEntityDurham UniversityEntityRoman armyEntityVindolandaEntitySociety of Antiquaries of LondonEntityUnited KingdomCountrySwitzerlandCountryWorld War IIConceptarchaeologyEntityWayback MachineEntityNorthumberlandEntityLancashireEntityHadrian's WallEntityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandEntityepigraphyEntityRoman legionEntityRoman BritainEntityThe IndependentEntityLieutenant ColonelEntityCategories1906 births1995 deaths20th-century British historians20th-century English archaeologistsAcademics of Durham UniversityAlumni of Brasenose College, OxfordBirley familyBritish Army officersBritish Army personnel of World War IIBritish people of English descentFellows of the British AcademyFellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London