Charles Brian Rose is an American archaeologist, classical scholar, and author. He is the James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology at the
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universit ...
in the Classical Studies Department and the
. He is also Peter C. Ferry Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean Section of the Penn Museum, and was the museum's Deputy Director from 2008-2011. He has served as the President of the
Archaeological Institute of America
The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is North America's oldest society and largest organization devoted to the world of archaeology. AIA professionals have carried out archaeological fieldwork around the world and AIA has established re ...
, and currently serves as director for the
Gordion
Gordion ( Phrygian: ; el, Γόρδιον, translit=Górdion; tr, Gordion or ; la, Gordium) was the capital city of ancient Phrygia. It was located at the site of modern Yassıhüyük, about southwest of Ankara (capital of Turkey), in the ...
excavations and as Head of the Post-Bronze Age excavations at
Troy
Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, south-west of Çan ...
. Between 2003 and 2007 he directed the Granicus River Valley Survey Project, which focused on recording and mapping the Graeco-Persian tombs that dominate northwestern Turkey.
From 1987 to 2005 he taught in the Classics Department at the University of Cincinnati, serving as head of the Department from 2002-2005, and as Cedric Boulter Professor of Classical Archaeology. He acts as Advisor on History and Global Awareness to Fair Observer, an online magazine covering global issues from a plurality of perspectives. Rose received his B.A. from Haverford College, and his Ph.D. in
Art History
Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today, ...
and
Archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts ...
from
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ...
in 1987 for thesis titled ''Julio-Claudian dynastic group monuments''. He has been a Trustee of the American Academy in Rome since 2001, and currently serves as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. In 2017 he was elected President of the American Research Institute in Turkey.
Rose received the
Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America
The Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement is awarded by the Archaeological Institute of America in "recognition of a scholar who has made distinguished contributions to archaeology through his or her fieldwork, publications ...
in 2015.
["BRIAN ROSE RECEIVES ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA’S GOLD MEDAL" Penn Arts & Sciences https://www.sas.upenn.edu/news/brian-rose-receives-archaeological-institute-america%E2%80%99s-gold-medal] He has also received fellowships from the American Academy in Rome, the American Academy in Berlin, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Loeb Classical Library Foundation, and the American Research Institute in Turkey. In 1994, he and his collaborator, Manfred Korfmann, received the Max Planck Prize of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. In 2012 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he is a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute and the Austrian Archaeological Institute.
His publications have focused on the archaeological sites of Troy and Gordion, and on the political and artistic relationship between Rome and the provinces. For nearly a decade, Rose has also offered pre-deployment education and training for armed-forces personnel bound for Iraq and Afghanistan to emphasize cultural heritage awareness and protection. Soldiers learn about the regions’ historical backgrounds, heritage and resources, site recognition, emergency salvage, and conservation. He currently serves on the advisory council of the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage, and on the board of directors of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).
Bibliography
*''Dynastic Commemoration and Imperial Portraiture in the Julio-Claudian Period''. (1997) Cambridge University Press.
* "Forging Identity in the Roman Republic: Veristic Portraiture and Trojan Ancestry," in the proceedings of the joint
American Academy in Rome
The American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo (Janiculum Hill) in Rome.
The academy is a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.
History
In 1893, a group of American architects ...
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British School in Rome conference ''Role Models: Identity and Assimilation in the Roman World and in Early Modern Italy,'' Rome, March 2003. (2008) University of Michigan Press, 97-131.
* Charles Brian Rose; G Darbyshire (Eds.). ''The new chronology of Iron Age Gordion.'' Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2011. .
* ''The Archaeology of Greek and Roman Troy''. Cambridge University Press, 2014. .
* "The Archaeology of Phrygian Gordion, Royal City of Midas". Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2012. .
* Troia 1987-2012. Grabungen und Forschungen I: Forschungsgeschichte, Methoden, und Landschaft, (co-editor with Ernst Pernicka and Peter Jablonka). Habelt Verlag, 2014. .
* “The Parthians in Augustan Rome,” American Journal of Archaeology 109 (2005), 21-75.
References
External links
Faculty Page at the University of PennsylvaniaAdvisor-profile page at Fair Observer''Curriculum vitae''
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Living people
American archaeologists
American male writers
Columbia University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
University of Pennsylvania faculty
American curators
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Presidents of the Archaeological Institute of America