Curated category
Historians of ancient Rome
- Christopher Kelly (historian)Christopher Kelly was born in London during 1964. He grew up in Sydney, Australia instead of his birthplace. This Australian upbringing shaped his early…
- Adrian GoldsworthyAdrian Goldsworthy completed his D.Phil. in ancient military history from the University of Oxford in 1994. His dissertation laid the foundation for a book…
- Barbara LevickBarbara Mary Levick entered the world on the 21st of June 1931 in London. Her father was Frank Thomas Levick and her mother was Mary Smart.
- Howard Hayes ScullardHoward Hayes Scullard entered the world on the 9th of February 1903 in Bedford, England. His father Herbert Hayes Scullard served as a minister while his…
- Edward GibbonIt was on the night of the 27th of June 1787, between eleven and midnight, that Edward Gibbon wrote the last lines of his life's great work in a summer-house…
- Andrew Wallace-HadrillAndrew Frederic Wallace-Hadrill entered the world on the 29th of July 1951 in Oxford, England. His father was John Michael Wallace-Hadrill, a mediaeval…
- Georges DumézilGeorges Dumézil was born in Paris on the 4th of March 1898. His father Jean Dumézil served as a highly educated general in the French Army.
- Theodor MommsenTheodor Mommsen entered the world on the 30th of November 1817 in Garding, a small town within the Duchy of Schleswig. His father served as a Lutheran…
- Ronald SymeRonald Syme arrived in the world on the 11th of March 1903 within the quiet town of Eltham, New Zealand. His father David and mother Florence raised him…
- Barthold Georg NiebuhrBarthold Georg Niebuhr was born on the 27th of August 1776 in Copenhagen. His father Carsten Niebuhr worked as a prominent German geographer who resided…
- Clifford AndoClifford Ando was born in 1969. He began his higher education journey at Princeton University. The institution granted him a bachelor's degree in 1990.