Gaetano De Sanctis (15 October 1870,

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– 9 April 1957) was an Italian ancient historian, classicist and lifetime senator (1950-1957). As the collection of his 'scritti minori' illustrates, his scope of scholarship ranged from

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down to the

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. He was the influential teacher of

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. His work 'Storia dei Romani' could be considered a monumental work. De Sanctis became chair of ancient history desk at the University of Rome in 1929. In 1931, he was one of only twelve professors who refused to swear a decreed oath of allegiance to the Fascist regime ( Giuramento di fedeltà al fascismo) under

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. As a result, his professional career was severely curtailed until after World War II. He was governing commissar of the Italian Numismatic Institute from 1944 to 1952 and president of the "Istituto dell'

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" (Treccani) from 1947 to 1954. Gaetano De Sanctis is considered by many as the most eminent Roman historian of the twentieth century.Polybius and His World: Essays in Memory of FW Walbank;p.26; 2013; Oxford U. Press, Oxford, UK

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*''Storia dei Romani'': **I. ''Roma dalle origini alla monarchia'', Milano-Torino, 1907 **II. ''La conquista del primato in Italia'', Milano-Torino, 1907. **III.1. ''L'età delle guerre puniche'', Milano-Torino, 1916. **III.2. ''L'età delle guerre puniche'', Milano-Torino, 1917. **IV.1. ''La fondazione dell'Impero: dalla battaglia di Naraggara alla battaglia di Pidna''. Milano-Torino, 1923. **IV.2/1. ''Vita e pensiero nell'età delle grandi conquiste''. Firenze, 1953. **IV.2/2. ''Dal diritto quiritario al diritto pretorio''. Firenze, 1957. His shorter works are collected and indexed as: *''Scritti minori'', I-VI, Roma, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura (99, 117, 122, 125–126), 1966–1972.

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* 1870 births 1957 deaths Sapienza University of Rome faculty Italian life senators 20th-century Italian historians Italian encyclopedists Manifesto of the Anti-Fascist Intellectuals Corresponding Fellows of the British Academy {{Italy-historian-stub

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