Simon Price (classicist)
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Simon Rowland Francis Price (27 September 1954, London - 14 June 2011) was an English classical scholar, specialising in the imperial cult
of ancient Rome. He was the son of the Anglican bishop Hetley Price and studied at Manchester Grammar School
, Queen's College, Oxford (BA and DPhil), University College London
(where he was supervised by John North for his Oxford thesis) and Christ's College Cambridge (junior research fellow), as well as teaching at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (tutor and research fellow).
Imperial cult (ancient Rome)
The Imperial cult of ancient Rome identified emperors and some members of their families with the divinely sanctioned authority of the Roman State...
of ancient Rome. He was the son of the Anglican bishop Hetley Price and studied at Manchester Grammar School
Manchester Grammar School
The Manchester Grammar School is the largest independent day school for boys in the UK . It is based in Manchester, England...
, Queen's College, Oxford (BA and DPhil), University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
(where he was supervised by John North for his Oxford thesis) and Christ's College Cambridge (junior research fellow), as well as teaching at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (tutor and research fellow).
External links
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/aug/21/simon-price-obituary