Colin Wells (historian)
Colin Wells | |
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Born | Colin Michael Wells November 15, 1933 Oriel College |
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Spouse | Kate (m. 1960) |
Children | 2 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | History |
Colin Michael Wells (15 November 1933 in
Biography
After studying at
Wells moved to Ottawa in 1960, where he taught Latin, Ancient History, and Archaeology at the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Ottawa. He earned his DPhil from University of Oxford in 1965 under the supervision of Ian Richmond. His thesis was titled "The Frontiers of the Empire Under Augustus". He went on to chair the department in Ottawa.[1]
His 1972 work, The German Policy of Augustus, presented new archaeological evidence concerning
His second work, The Roman Empire, surveyed the Empire from 44 BC to 235 AD and was groundbreaking in its use of archaeological evidence.[1]
In 1987, Wells moved to San Antonio in Texas, where he took up the first T. Frank Murchison Distinguished Professorship of Classical Studies at Trinity University. Here he founded a new Department of Classical Studies.[citation needed] He taught there until his retirement in 2005.
After his retirement he moved with his wife to live in Normandy, near Saint-Lô. He died of a stroke in North Wales in 2010.[citation needed] He and his wife had two children.
Studies
His fields of interest includes social and economic history of ancient Rome, with particular regard to military matters, Roman Africa and the transition of the
Wells also had an active role as an
Works
- The German Policy of Augustus: An Examination of the Archaeological Evidence (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972). ISBN 0198131623
- The Roman Empire (Stanford University Press, 1984; 2nd edn, Fontana, 1992). ISBN 0674777700
Notes
- ^ a b c d R. Bruce Hitchner, 'Colin Michael Wells, 1933–2010', American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 114, No. 4 (October 2010), pp. 743-744.
- ^ Mark Hassall, 'Review: The German Policy of Augustus: An Examination of the Archaeological Evidence by C. M. Wells', The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 64 (1974), p. 256.
- ^ Malcolm Todd, 'Rome and the Germans: The Frontier and Beyond', Britannia, Vol. 23 (1992), p. 325.
References
- Colin Wells at the Database of Classical Scholars
- Professor Colin Wells: classical historian and archaeologist, The Sunday Times, 28 April 2010