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The Ancient Studies Department faculty represents a wide range of interests and specialties in the study of the past. By working with our instructors, students will learn many different aspects of history and culture, and be encouraged to explore them all. All professors have office hours listed, but are also available by appointment. Contact them to set up a meeting.

Active FacultyContact InfoAreas of Study
Marilyn Goldberg
Associate Professor &
Department Chair
Office:
Fine Arts 454, ext. 5-2970
goldberg@umbc.edu
Classical and Near-Eastern archaeology; gender studies
Jay Freyman
Associate Professor
Office:
Fine Arts 455, ext. 5-2115
freyman@umbc.edu
Greek drama; Greek and Latin lyric
Carolyn Koehler
Associate Professor
Office:
Fine Arts 427, ext. 5-2979
koehler@umbc.edu
Classical archaeology; ancient trade
Richard Mason
Lecturer
Office:
Fine Arts 425, ext. 5-8671
masonrs@umbc.edu
Mediterranean cultures
Esther Doyle Read
Lecturer
Office:
Fine Arts 452, ext. 5-1662
eread@umbc.edu
New World and field archaeology
Robert Rivkin
Lecturer
Office:
Fine Arts 452, ext. 5-1662
rrivkin@umbc.edu
Latin
David Rosenbloom
Associate Professor
Office:
Fine Arts 45, ext. 5-2723
dsrose@umbc.edu
Greek drama, Classical Greek history, Greek epic & lyric
Timothy Phin
Lecturer
Office:
Fine Arts 454
tphin1@umbc.edu
Roman history, Latin literature, children and childhood in antiquity; sexuality and gender
Michael Lane
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Office:
Albin O'Kuhn Library 560
mflane@umbc.edu
Greek Bronze Age archaeology, Linear B
Professors Emeriti Contact InfoAreas of Study
Rudolf Storch
Associate Professor
Office:
Fine Arts 457, ext. 5-2113
storch@umbc.edu
Greek warfare
Walter Sherwin
Associate Professor
Office:
Fine Arts 456, ext. 5-2114
sherwin@umbc.edu
Greek and Roman literature
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