Roman history

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Supervisor

Dr Eleanor Cowan.

Research location

Classics and Ancient History, School of Humanities (SOH)

Synopsis

Eleanor Cowan is an historian of the Roman Republic and the Early Imperial period. Her research concentrates on the close examination of ancient evidence and on the themes listed below.

• Roman history, especially the Late Republic and Early Principate
• History of ideas and concepts
• Writers of the Augustan and Tiberian periods
• Democracy and the Roman Plebs
• Historiography
• Roman law in its political, social and cultural contexts, esp. the rule of law http://www.romanlawnetwork.org/index.html
• Conflict and post-conflict communities
• Constructions of imperial power

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Opportunity ID

The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3125