Duane W. Roller
Duane Roller | |
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Born | October 7, 1946 |
Academic background | |
Education | Archeology Classics |
Institutions | Ohio State University University of Graz |
Duane W. Roller (born October 7, 1946) is an American
Education
Roller received his Bachelor of Arts degree in letters from the University of Oklahoma in 1966.[1][3] In 1968, he received his Master of Arts in Latin from the same institution.[1][3] He obtained his PhD in classical archaeology from Harvard University in 1971.[1][3]
Career
Roller is a
Greco-Roman sites located in Greece, Italy, Turkey, Israel, Jordan, and northwestern Africa.[3]
Roller is the author of various works, ranging from over two-hundred
Ptolemaic Egypt.[2][5] His book Tanagran Studies (1989) focuses on the ancient city of Tanagra.[4] He has also published material on the history of geography with his book Ancient Geography (2015).[3]
Awards and grants
Roller has been the recipient of numerous rewards for academic work.[3] These include four Fulbright Awards for his teaching roles in India, Poland, Malta, and Austria.[3] He has also received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Geographic Society.[3]
Personal life
Roller lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[1]
See also
Bibliography
- The Building Program of Herod the Great, California University Press, 1998.
- The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene: Royal Scholarship on Rome's African Frontier, Routledge, 2003.
- Through the Pillars of Herakles: Greco-Roman Exploration of the Atlantic, Routledge, 2006.
- Cleopatra: A Biography, Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Ancient Geography: The Discovery of the World in Classical Greece and Rome, I.B.Tauris, 2015.
- A Historical and Topographical Guide to the Geography of Strabo, Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- Cleopatra's Daughter: And Other Royal Women of the Augustan Era, Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Empire of the Black Sea: The Rise and Fall of the Mithridatic World, Oxford University Press, 2020.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Arts and Sciences Web Services (2018). "Duane W. Roller: Professor Emeritus, Emeriti." Department of Classics, Ohio State University. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ a b c Hindley, Meredith (July–August 2010). "Impertinent Questions with Duane W. Roller." Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Volume 31, Number 4. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Duane W. Roller, Professor Emeritus of Classics." Office of Academic Affairs, Ohio State University. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ a b "The Building Program of Herod the Great." University of California Press. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Simmons, Tracy Lee (April 1, 2010). "As I Am Egypt’s Queen." The New York Times. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
External links
- King, Carol J. "Cleopatra: A Biography by Duane W. Roller (review)." Project MUSE (Mouseion: Journal of the Classical Association of Canada, Volume 11, Number 3, 2011, LV—Series III, pp. 395–398).