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Name Professor Neville Morley
Job title Professor of Ancient History
Department Department of Classics & Ancient History University of Bristol
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Qualifications MA, PhD(Cantab)
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Keywords Roman history
ancient economy
ancient society
reception of antiquity
historical theory
classical tradition
Areas of expertise Ancient economic and social history, especially Rome, including imperialism, trade, demography, urbanisation and agriculture. The place of classical antiquity in 18th- and 19th-century thought, especially social and political theory. Theory and philosophy of history.

Publications include: Metropolis and Hinterland: the city of Rome and the Italian economy (1996); Writing Ancient History (1999); Theories, Models and Concepts in Ancient History (2004); Trade in Classical Antiquity (2007); Antiquity and Modernity (2008).
Languages (other than English)
German spoken    written