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Hagith Sivan
Hagith Sivan

Professor (Ph.D. Columbia, 1983; M.A. Yale, 1978), Professor Sivan's research interests encompass ancient history, Roman history, early Christianity, late antiquity, early medieval history, Judaica, and the study of women in antiquity. She is the author of six books, including Ausonius of Bordeaux: Genesis of a Gallic Aristocracy (1993); Between Woman, Man and God: A New Interpretation of the Ten Commandments (2004); and Palestine in Late Antiquity (2008), as well as many articles. She is currently writing a history of the career of the fifth century CE Empress of the Western Roman Empire, Galla Placidia, for Oxford University Press's Women in Antiquity series, and researching the fate of minorities in late antiquity. At the University of Kansas, Professor Sivan teaches courses on the ancient Near East, on the history of the Roman Republic and Empire, on ancient Palestine, on the history of the city of Jerusalem, and on the life and times of Cleopatra.

  • Palestine in Late Antiquity

    http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5487234-palestine-in-late-antiquity Palestine in Late Antiquity by Hagith Sivan Hagith Sivan offers an unconventional study of one corner…

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