Mireille Corbier (born 24 May 1943) is a French historian of Classical history. Currently Research Director emerita at

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(CNRS), she has published a number of books and articles, and since 1992 has been editor-in-chief of ''

L'Année épigraphique ''L'Année épigraphique'' (''The Epigraphic Year'', standard abbreviation ''AE'') is a French publication on epigraphy (i.e the study of inscriptions or epigraphs as writing). It was set up by René Cagnat, as holder of the chair of 'Epigraphy an ...

''.

Career

Corbier began her studies at the Ecole Normale Superieure (1962-1966), during which she became a Fellow of

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. From 1967-1972 she taught ancient history at the University of Paris, X Nanterre. From 1972 to 1975 she was a member of the

École française de Rome The École française de Rome (EFR) is a French research institute for history, archaeology, and the social sciences; overseen by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, and a division of the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et d ...

, where she produced her monograph, ''L'aerarium saturni et l'aerarium militare. Administration et prosopographie sénatoriale'' (1974). She then joined CNRS in 1975, meanwhile teaching anthropology at the University of Paris VIII Vincennes.

Awards

Corbier is a Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite, and a member of several professional associations and learned societies.Mireille Corbier, ''L'Année épigraphique''
/ref> She gave the M. V. Taylor lecture for the

Roman Society The culture of ancient Rome existed throughout the almost 1200-year history of the civilization of Ancient Rome. The term refers to the culture of the Roman Republic, later the Roman Empire, which at its peak covered an area from present-day Lo ...

in January 2020.

Bibliography

* (1974) ''L'aerarium saturni et l'aerarium militare. Administration et prosopographie sénatoriale.'' Rome: Ecole française de Rome. *(1987) "L'écriture dans l'espace public romain." ''Publications de l'École Française de Rome'' 98, no. 1: 27-60. *(1991) "Cité, territoire et fiscalité." ''Publications de l'École Française de Rome'' 143, no. 1: 629-665. * (1999) ed. ''Adoption et fosterage.'' Paris: de Boccard. * (2006) ''Donner à voir, donner à lire. Mémoire et communication dans la Rome ancienne.'' Paris: CNRS. * (2011) ed. with Jean-Pierre Guilhembet. ''L’écriture dans la maison romaine.'' Paris: de Boccard''.''

References

External links

Professional profile, ''L'Année épigraphique''
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