Thomas Habinek (December 25, 1953 – January 19, 2019) was an American classical scholar. He specialized in

Latin literature Latin literature includes the essays, histories, poems, plays, and other writings written in the Latin language. The beginning of formal Latin literature dates to 240 BC, when the first stage play in Latin was performed in Rome. Latin literature ...

and Roman cultural history.

Life and career

Habinek received his AB in classics from

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in 1975, and later completed his PhD in classical philology from

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in 1981. He was a professor of classics at

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from 1992 – 2019, and received two fellowships from the

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and the Associates' Award for Excellence in Teaching. He died on January 19, 2019, at the age of 65.

Bibliography

Some of his books are: * ''Ancient Rhetoric and Oratory'' * ''The World of Roman Song: From Ritualized Speech to Social Order'' * ''The Politics of Latin Literature: Writing, Identity, and Empire in Ancient Rome.'' * ''The Roman Cultural Revolution'' * ''The Colometry of Latin Prose''

References

External links

University of Southern California faculty bio

University of Southern California Press Room
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