Greg Woolf
Gregory Woolf , mostly Greg Woolf (* 1961 ) is a British ancient historian .
Life
From 1981 to 1985 he studied ancient and modern history at Christ Church (Oxford) . He graduated in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Oxford . In keeping with tradition, he was later promoted to Master of Arts (MA (Oxon)). From 1985 to 1990 he was a postgraduate researcher in the field of classics at Trinity College (Cambridge) . In 1990 he graduated from the University of Cambridge with a PhD in Philosophy. His PhD supervisors were Peter Garnsey , Keith Hopkins , Ian Hodder and Sander van der Leeuw . His doctoral thesis was entitled Cultural Change in Central France under Roman Rule .
Woolf began his academic career while completing his doctorate. He was a visiting lecturer at the University of Leicester and a research fellow at Christ's College (Cambridge) . In 1990 he moved to the University of Oxford to teach ancient history and archeology. From 1990 to 1993 he was a scholarship holder at Magdalen College , Oxford. From 1993 to 1998 he was a fellow at Brasenose College , Oxford and a lecturer in the Classics Faculty.
In 1998 he moved to the University of St. Andrews to become Professor of Ancient History. He was head of the School of Classics between 2004 and 2009. During the academic year 2009 to 2010 he was a scholarship holder at the Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Sciences at the University of Erfurt . On January 1, 2015, he moved to the University of London as Professor of Classics and Director of the Institute of Classical Studies .
Woolf gave the Rhind Lectures for 2004/2005. The series was titled Men Who Turned to Light: Cult and Creativity in the World of the Romans . The Rhind Lectures are a series of lectures on archeology hosted by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. In July 2012, he appeared on BBC Radio 4 In Our Time as a guest on Hadrian's Wall . In December 2012 he appeared again for the Mithras cult.
On February 25, 2016, he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London . In July 2017 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy .
Fonts (selection)
- Becoming novel. The origins of provincial civilization in Gaul . Cambridge 1998, ISBN 9780521414456 .
- Et tu, brute? The murder of Caesar and political assassination . London 2006, ISBN 9781861977410 .
- Tales of the barbarians. Ethnography and empire in the Roman West . Chichester 2011, ISBN 9781405160735 .
- Rome. An empire's story . Oxford 2012, ISBN 9780199603084 .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Woolf, Greg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Woolf, Gregory |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ancient historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1961 |