Howard Hayes Scullard (9 February 1903 – 31 March 1983) was a British historian specialising in

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, notable for editing the ''

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'' and for his many published works. Scullard's father was Herbert Hayes Scullard, a minister, and his mother Barbara Louisa Dodds. Born in

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, England, his early education was at

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, followed by St. John's College, Cambridge. He was a tutor and then

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at New College London, from 1935 to 1959, when he became Professor of Ancient History at

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, retiring in 1970. He nonetheless remained active in retirement and notably wrote chapters for the re-edition of ''

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'', but his contributions to volumes VII and VIII were published posthumously.A. E. Astin & F. W. Walbank, ''Cambridge Ancient History, vol. VII, Rome and the Mediterranean to 133 B.C.'', Cambridge University Press, 1989, p. xvi. Perhaps his most widely known work is ''From the Gracchi to Nero: A History of Rome from 133 B.C. to A.D. 68'', a text widely used by students studying Rome in the late republic, as well as Rome under the Julio-Claudians.

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essay. * , reprinted. * . * , reprinted. * . * . * . * . * . * . Editor: * , 1939, with H.E. Butler * . * . * , with N.G.L. Hammond. * , 1975, the 1st edition having come out in 1935.

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* Necrology by F.W. Walbank in ''Proceedings of the British Academy'' 69, 595–610. {{DEFAULTSORT:Scullard, Howard Hayes 1903 births 1983 deaths Academics of King's College London Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge English classical scholars Fellows of the British Academy Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Historians of antiquity People educated at Highgate School Historians of ancient Rome