Russell Meiggs
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Russell Meiggs was a British ancient historian, perhaps best known for his extensive work on the Roman
port city of Ostia.
He was educated at Christ's Hospital
and Keble College, Oxford
. He was Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Balliol College, Oxford
from 1939 to 1970. During World War II he worked at the Ministry of Supply in the timber section. Meiggs served as Prefecthttp://alumni.balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/fd2001/holywell_manor.asp of the College from 1945 until 1969. His eccentricity was legendary. His papers are in the Balliol College library.
He was a periodic visiting professor in the Classics Department at Swarthmore College
in the 1970s, where he taught (among other classes) Greece in the Fifth Century (BCE) and Roman Ostia (see Dover below).
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
port city of Ostia.
He was educated at Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital is an English coeducational independent day and boarding school with Royal Charter located in the Sussex countryside just south of Horsham in Horsham District, West Sussex, England...
and Keble College, Oxford
Keble College, Oxford
Keble College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the University Museum and the University Parks. The college is bordered to the north by Keble Road, to the south by Museum Road, and to the west by Blackhall...
. He was Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
from 1939 to 1970. During World War II he worked at the Ministry of Supply in the timber section. Meiggs served as Prefecthttp://alumni.balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/fd2001/holywell_manor.asp of the College from 1945 until 1969. His eccentricity was legendary. His papers are in the Balliol College library.
He was a periodic visiting professor in the Classics Department at Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
in the 1970s, where he taught (among other classes) Greece in the Fifth Century (BCE) and Roman Ostia (see Dover below).