British ancient historian (1937–2024)
Richard Phare Duncan-Jones, FBA, FSA (14 September 1937 – 15 May 2024) was a British historian of the ancient world who specialised in Roman economy and society.[1]
Early life and education
Duncan-Jones was the son of philosopher Austin and playwright and literary scholar Elsie Duncan-Jones; his sister was 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).[2]
Career
In 1963, he was elected a fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University. He was a college lecturer in classics and a Life Fellow of the college.[3][4][5]
Death
Duncan-Jones died on 15 May 2024, at the age of 86.[1][5]
Works
- 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
- ^ a b "Dr Richard Duncan-Jones (1937–2024)". 18 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Dr Richard Duncan-Jones FBA". People. Gonville & Caius College. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Duncan Jones
- ^ a b "Duncan-Jones, Richard Phare". WHO WAS WHO 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
