Badian, Ernst

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BADIAN, Ernst

BADIAN, Ernst. American (born Austria), b. 1925. Genres: History, Classics. Career: University of Leeds, professor of ancient history, 1964-69; State University of New York, Buffalo, professor of classics and history, 1969-71; Harvard University, professor of history, 1971-81, John Moors Cabot Professor of History, 1982-98, John Moors Cabot Professor of History Emeritus, 1998-. American Journal of Ancient History, editor, 1976-2001. Publications: Foreign Clientelae 264-70 B.C., 1958; Studies in Greek and Roman History, 1964; Roman Imperialism in the Late Republic, 1967; Publicans and Sinners, 1972; From Plataea to Potidaea, 1993; Zollner und Sunder, 1997. EDITOR: Polybius, 1966; (and contrib.) Ancient Society and Institutions, 1966; G. Susini, The Roman Stonecutter, 1973; R. Syme, Roman Papers, 2 vols., 1979. Address: Dept. of History, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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