Dr Daniel Alexander King (born 26 February 1983) is an Australian academic who lectures in Classics and a former

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er.

Life and career

King was born in

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

, and studied

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at the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...

. He completed an MA in Classical Languages and Literature at the

University of Exeter The University of Exeter is a public university , public research university in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom. Its predecessor institutions, St Luke's College, Exeter School of Science, Exeter School of Art, and the Camborne School of Min ...

, then gained a

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at the

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. While studying at Oxford, King made two appearances in

for

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against

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

in The University Matches of 2009 and 2010. In the 2010 fixture, King scored 189 runs opening the batting in the Oxford first innings for 611 for 5

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, sharing in an opening partnership of 259 in 218 minutes with Sam Agarwal. He then kept wicket through the two Cambridge innings, taking two catches and not conceding a bye as Oxford went on to an innings victory. In his two innings in the 2009 match he had scored just 2 runs. Since 2012 King has taught classics at the University of Exeter, where he is Leventis Lecturer in the Impact of Greek Culture.

Books

*''Experiencing Pain in Imperial Greek Culture'' (2017) *''Hellenism and the Local Communities of the Eastern Mediterranean'' (edited with Boris Chrubasik, 2017)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Daniel 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Canberra Australian National University alumni Alumni of the University of Exeter Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Australian cricketers Oxford University cricketers Australian classical scholars