Brian C. McGing is a papyrologist and ancient historian, who specialises in the Hellenistic period. He is Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College, Dublin.[1] He is editor of the college's journal of the classical world, Hermathena.[2]
In 2004, McGing was elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA).[3]
Selected publications
edit- Polybius' Histories. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2010.
- The limits of ancient biography. Classical Press of Wales, 2006. (ed. with Judith Mossman)
- "Population and proselytism. How many Jews were there in the ancient world?" in John R. Barlett (ed.), Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman cities. London, 2002. pp. 88–106.
- "Revolt Egyptian style: Internal opposition to Ptolemaic rule", Archiv für Papyrusforschung und Verwandte Gebiete, 43 (1997), pp. 273–314.
- Greek papyri from Dublin. Bonn, 1995.
- "Appian's Mithridateios", Aufstieg und Niedergang der Römischen Welt II, 34.1, Bonn, 1993. pp. 496–522.
- "Melitian monks at Labla", Tyche 5 (1990), pp. 67–94.
- The foreign policy of Mithridates VI Eupator King of Pontus. Leiden, 1986.
References
edit- ^ Professor Brian McGing. Trinity College, Dublin. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Hermathena - A Trinity College Dublin Review. Trinity College, Dublin. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Professor Brian Mc Ging". Trinity People Finder. Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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