Michael Whitby

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L. Michael Whitby (* 1952 ) is a British ancient historian who specializes in late antiquity . His specialty is the late Roman Empire , the early Byzantine Empire and history . But he has also presented publications on Sparta and ancient military history. He is currently Vice Chancellor of the University of Birmingham .

Life and career

Michael Whitby received a humanistic basic training in Classics at Corpus Christi College of the University of Oxford . He then worked for three years as a civil servant in the Scottish Office . He then returned to Oxford for postgraduate studies in (early) Byzantine history. His dissertation was supervised by James Howard-Johnston , among others .

Whitby then received a postdoctoral position at Merton College, Oxford University. In 1987 he joined the Department of Ancient History at the University of St Andrews . He became head of the department in 1993 and was appointed professor of ancient history in 1995 .

Since the subject boundaries between the classical studies in the Anglo-Saxon system are less sharp than in Germany, Whitby is not just a historian. Since 1996 he has also been Professor of Classical Philology and Ancient History at Warwick University . Until 2010 he was a member of the department for Classical Antiquity and Ancient History . He has been Vice Chancellor for Teaching, Learning and Quality since 2003, then for Academic Planning and Resources .

On September 1, 2010, Whitby joined the University of Birmingham as Vice Chancellor and Head of the College of Arts and Law . Whitby is heavily involved in the UK science organization and has several key roles.

In 2007 Whitby was awarded a Doctor of Letters (DLitt) from the University of Warwick. In 2009 he received an Honorary Book Prize from the Society for Military History for his work The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare .

Important writings

  • with Mary Whitby: The History of Theophylact Simocatta. An English Translation with Introduction and Notes. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1986, ISBN 0-19-822799-X .
  • The Emperor Maurice and his Historian. Theophylact Simocatta on Persian and Balkan Warfare. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1988, ISBN 0-19-822945-3 .
  • with Mary Whitby: Chronicon Paschale . 284-628 AD ( Translated Texts for Historians. 7). Translation with Notes and Introduction. Liverpool University Press, Liverpool 1989, ISBN 0-85323-096-X .
  • as editor with Averil Cameron and Bryan Ward-Perkins: Late Antiquity. Empire and Successors, AD 425-600 (= The Cambridge Ancient History . Vol. 14). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-32591-9 .
  • Rome at War, AD 293-696 (= Essential Histories. 21). Osprey, Oxford 2002, ISBN 1-84176-359-4 .
  • as author and editor: Sparta. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 2002, ISBN 0-7486-1294-7 .
  • as editor with Joseph Streeter: Geoffrey EM de Ste Croix : Christian Persecution, Martyrdom, and Orthodoxy. Oxford University Press, New York NY et al. 2006, ISBN 0-19-927812-1 .
  • as editor with Philip Sabin and Hans van Wees: The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2007, ISBN 978-0-521-78273-9 (Vol. 1), ISBN 978-0-521-78274-6 (Vol. 2).

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Birmingham appoints Whitby to lead College of Arts and Law . My Science. July 7, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Professor Michael Whitby, Pro-Vice-Chancellor . University of Warwick. Archived from the original on January 2, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  3. ^ Philip Sabin, Hans van Wees, Michael Whitby (eds.): The Cambridge history of Greek and Roman warfare . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK 2007, ISBN 9780521857796 (Retrieved July 28, 2013).
  4. ^ Professor Michael Whitby . University of Warwick. June 3, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  5. ^ General Meeting - Closing Remarks . University of Warwick. December 19, 2006. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  6. ^ Higher Doctorates for Warwick People . University of Warwick. July 17, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  7. ^ Distinguished Book Awards . Society for Military History. Retrieved July 28, 2013.