Russell Meiggs

Russell Meiggs

Russell Meiggs (1902 – 24 juin 1989) est un historien britannique spécialiste de l'antiquité, connu pour ses travaux sur le site archéologique du port antique d’Ostie.

Il fait ses études au Christ's Hospital puis au Keble College d’Oxford. Il enseigne l’histoire ancienne au Balliol College d’Oxford de 1939 à 1970. Ses archives sont conservées à la bibliothèque du Balliol College.

Bibliographie

  • (en) The Athenian Empire (1972)
  • (en) Roman Ostia (1960; 2e édition 1973)
  • (en) avec J. B. Bury A history of Greece to the death of Alexander the Great (1978) plusieurs éditions.
  • (en) Trees and timber in the ancient Mediterranean world (1982).
  • (en) ed. A Selection of Greek historical inscriptions to the end of the fifth century B.C. (1988).
  • (en) A. Gallina Zevi, ed. 'Roman Ostia' revisited : archaeological and historical papers in memory of Russell Meiggs (1996)

Liens externes

Références

  • [Obituary] Jasper Griffin in The Independent 27 June 1989; Oswyn Murray in The Guardian 28 June 1989.
  • [Biography] Kenneth Dover in Proceedings of the British Academy 80 (1991) 361-70.
  • Obituary by Glen Bowersock "Obituary: Russell Meiggs", In Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 135 (1991), 473-77.
  • Portrait by Michael Noakes in the collection of Balliol College, Oxford[2]

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