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Professor John Scheid FBA

Religion and institutions of ancient Rome, between the IIId c. BC & the IIId c.AD (Epigraphy, history & archaeology).
Fellow type
International Fellow
Year elected
2012
Subjects
Classics
Sections
Classical Antiquity
Website
http://www.college-de-france.fr/site/en-john-scheid/

Current post

Collège de France Emeritus Professor

Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres Member

Past appointments

Association Internationale d'épigraphie grecque et latine Vice President

2002 - 2007

Institutions and Society in Ancient Rome, Collége de France Senior Professor of Religion

2001 - 2017

Brasenose College, Oxford Visiting Fellow

2001 -

Other Fellows of the British Academy

Professor Richard Hunter FBA

Greek and Latin literature, particularly of the Hellenistic and imperial periods, and the ancient reception and criticism of classical texts

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Professor Esther Eidinow FBA

Ancient Greek history and culture, especially religion and magic; interdisciplinary theoretical approaches to historical analysis.

Esther Eidinow FBA

Professor Nicholas Purcell FBA

Roman social, economic and cultural history, combining the evidence of inscriptions, literary texts, and archaeology; the place of ancient history in the long-term history of the Mediterranean basin and its adjoining regions.

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