Robert Garland

Colgate University
M.A.,
McMaster University Ph.D., University College London

Robert S.J. Garland, the Roy D. and Margaret B.
Wooster Professor of the Classics at Colgate University,
is Director of the Division of the Humanities there and
has served 13 years as Chair of the Department of the
Classics. He earned his B.A. in Classics from Manchester
University, his M.A. in Classics from McMaster
University, and his Ph.D. in Ancient History from
University College London.

A former Fulbright Scholar and recipient of the
George Grote Ancient History Prize, Professor Garland
has educated students and audiences at a variety of
levels. In addition to his 17 years teaching Classics at
Colgate University, he has taught English and Drama to
secondary school students and lectured at universities
throughout Britain as well as the British School of
Archaeology in Athens.

Professor Garland is the author of numerous articles
in both academic and popular journals and books
capturing details of all aspects of ancient Greek and
Roman life, including The Greek Way of Life: From
Conception to Old Age; Introducing New Gods:
The Politics of Athenian Religion; and Daily
Life of the Ancient Greeks. His expertise has been
featured in The History Channel's "Last Stand of the
300," and he has repeatedly served as a consultant for
educational film companies.

Courses by this
professor:
Greece
and Rome: An Integrated History of the Ancient
Mediterranean >
Greece
Mediterranean & Emperors of Rome (Set) >

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