Bard Faculty
James Romm
James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics; Director, Classical Studies Program
Academic Program Affiliation(s): Classical Studies, Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures
Area of Specialization: History, esp. Herodotus, Alexander the Great
Biography:
B.A., Yale University; Ph.D., Princeton University. Taught at Fordham University, Cornell University. Fellowships and awards: junior fellow, Center for Hellenic Studies; Guggenheim Fellowship; Birkelund Fellowship at the Cullman Center for Writers and Scholars, New York Public Library. Books include
Herodotus (in the Yale Hermes series, 1998) and
Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire (Knopf, 2011). Editor of the volume
The Landmark Arrian in the distinguished Landmark Ancient Histories series. (1990–96, 2000–02)
Associate Professor of Classics; (2002– )
James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics.
Contact:
Phone: 845-758-7282
Website: http://classicalstudies.bard.edu/faculty/profiles.shtml?id=4761394
E-mail: romm@bard.edu
