Simon Price (classicist)

Simon Rowland Francis Price (27 September 1954, London – 14 June 2011) was an English classical scholar, specialising in the imperial cult of ancient Rome.

Personal life

He was the son of the Anglican bishop Hetley Price.

Education

Price 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).[1]

Bibliography

Mary Beard, John North and Simon Price, Religions of Rome (1998); ISBN 0-521-30401-6 (vol. 1), ISBN 0-521-45015-2 (vol. 2)[2]
Simon Price and Peter Thonemann, The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine (2011)[3]

Necrology

John North. "Simon Price obituary. Key figure in the study of Graeco-Roman religious history." In The Guardian August 21, 2011
"Dr Simon Price (1954-2011)" Society for Classical Studies
"Simon Price" The Telegraph 27 July 2011

References

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/aug/21/simon-price-obituary
Mary Beard; John North; Simon Price (28 June 1998). Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-13919-6.
Simon Price; Peter Thonemann (17 February 2011). The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-101-47579-9.

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[BeardNorth1998-2] Mary Beard; John North; Simon Price (28 June 1998). Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-13919-6.

[PriceThonemann2011-3] Simon Price; Peter Thonemann (17 February 2011). The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-101-47579-9.