Barbara Levick
Barbara Mary Levick (21 June 1931 – 6 December 2023) was a British historian and
Early life and education
Barbara Mary Levick was born in London on 21 June 1931,
Career
In 1959 Levick was appointed a university
Levick was an influential editor of inscriptions who shaped the format of the Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua series, directing two volumes of its publication.[1] Her biographies of Roman emperors and Imperial women are widely known and receive largely positive reviews from their critics.[8][9][10][11]
Her portrait was painted for St Hilda's College by Jane Cursham.[12]
Death
Levick died on 6 December 2023, at the age of 92.[13]
Selected publications
A fuller bibliography of her works up to 2007 can be found in the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies. Supplement, No. 100, VITA VIGILIA EST: ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF BARBARA LEVICK (2007).[14]
Books
- Roman colonies in southern Asia Minor (Oxford: the Clarendon Press, 1967)
- Faustina I and II: Imperial Women of the Golden Age (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014)
- Julia Domna, Syrian Empress (London: Routledge, 2007)
- The Government of the Roman Empire. A Sourcebook (London: Routledge, 1985)
- Claudius (1990); this biography was translated into French in 2002 by historian Isabelle Cogitore.
- The Year of the Four Emperors (2000)
- Vespasian (1999)
- Tiberius the Politician. London: Thames and Hudson, 1976. Reprint, London: Croom Helm, 1988. ISBN 0-7099-4132-3.
- Augustus: Image and Substance. London: Longman, 2010. ISBN 9780582894211.
- Catiline. London: Bloomsbury, 2015. ISBN 9781472534897.[15]
Articles
- Two Pisidian Colonial Families. In: The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 48, No. 1/2 (1958), pp. 74–78
- Acerbissima Lex Servilia. In: The Classical Review, New Series, Vol. 17, No. 3 (Dec., 1967), pp. 256–258
- A Cry from the Heart from Tiberius Caesar?. In: Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, Vol. 27, No. 1 (1st Qtr., 1978), pp. 95–101
- Poena Legis Maiestatis. In: Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, Vol. 28, No. 3 (3rd Qtr., 1979), pp. 358–379
- Claudius Speaks: Two Imperial Contretemps. In: Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, Vol. 38, No. 1 (1st Qtr., 1989), pp. 112–116
- Abdication and Agrippa Postumus. In: Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, Vol. 21, No. 4 (4th Qtr., 1972), pp. 674–697
- The Beginning of Tiberius' Career. In: The Classical Quarterly, New Series, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Nov., 1971), pp. 478–486
- Cicero, Brutus 43. 159 ff., and the Foundation of Narbo Martius. In: The Classical Quarterly, New Series, Vol. 21, No. 1 (May, 1971), pp. 170–179
References
- ^ JSTOR 43767656.
- ^ "Weekend birthdays". The Guardian. 21 June 2014. p. 42.
- ^ Sleeman, Elizabeth (Ed), International Who's Who of Women, 2002, (2001: Psychology Press, London), p 329.
- ^ "Brighton Girls: Notable Alumnae". Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Dr Barbara Levick". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ISBN 978-3-16-147891-8.
- ^ S2CID 162440061.
- ^ Lloyd-Jones, Hugh. "Life Styles of the Rich and Famous". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ John F. Donahue (20 January 2001). "Review: B. Levick, Vespasian". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ISSN 1055-7660.
- ISSN 1055-7660.
- ^ "Barbara Levick | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Dr Barbara Levick 1931–2023". St. Hilda's College. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- JSTOR 43767657.
- ^ "Catiline by Barbara Levick". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 17 June 2016.