Richard Duncan-Jones

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Richard Phare Duncan-Jones, FBA, FSA (born 14 September 1937) is a British historian of the ancient world who specialises in Roman economy and society.

Early life and education[edit]

Duncan-Jones is the son of philosopher Austin and playwright and literary scholar Elsie Duncan-Jones; his sister is the Shakespeare scholar Katherine Duncan-Jones. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and King's College, Cambridge (BA 1959, MA 1963, PhD 1965).[1]

Career[edit]

In 1963, he was elected a fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University. He was a college lecturer in classics and is a Life Fellow of the college.[2][3][4]

Works[edit]

  • The economy of the Roman Empire (1974)
  • Structure and scale in the Roman economy (1990)
  • Money and government in the Roman Empire (1994)
  • Power and privilege in Roman society (2016)

References[edit]

  1. ^ A Register of Admissions to King's College, Cambridge, 1945-1970, ed. R. H. Bulmer. L. P. Wilkinson, King's College Association, 1973, p. 161
  2. ^ "Dr Richard Duncan-Jones FBA". People. Gonville & Caius College. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ^ Duncan Jones
  4. ^ * ‘Duncan-Jones, Richard Phare’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; online edn, Nov 2011 http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U14305, accessed 19 Feb 2012 (subscription required)