Michael Robert Maas
Michael Robert Maas (born April 24, 1951 ) is an American ancient historian .
Life
He earned a BA from Cornell University in June 1973, a double degree in Anthropology and Classical Antiquity, an MA in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archeology from the University of California, Berkeley December 1975, and a Ph.D. in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archeology at the University of California, Berkeley in December 1982 with the dissertation: Innovation and Restoration in Justinianic Constantinople with Peter Robert Lamont Brown . He teaches at Rice University , where he was Associate Professor 1984-1991 1991-2003 and Assistant Professor at the Department of History, since 2003 he has been Professor at the Department of History ;.
His research interests are Ancient Greece, Rome, Late Antiquity, and Early Byzantium.
Fonts (selection)
- John Lydus and the Roman Past. Antiquarianism and Politics in the Age of Justinian . London 1992, ISBN 0-415-06021-4 .
- Exegesis and empire in the early Byzantine Mediterranean. Junillus Africanus and the "Instituta regularia divinae legis" . Tübingen 2003, ISBN 3-16-148108-9 .
- Readings in late antiquity. A sourcebook . London 2010, ISBN 0-415-47336-5 .
- as editor: The Cambridge companion to the age of Attila . New York 2015, ISBN 1-107-02175-8 .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Maas, Michael Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maas, Michael; Maas, Michael R. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ancient historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1951 |