Arthur Edward Romilly Boak

Arthur Edward Romilly Boak studied at Queen's University in Kingston (Ontario). After receiving his bachelor's degree in 1907, he was a Greek lecturer at McGill University College of British Columbia until 1910, and completed a master's degree at Harvard University in 1911. From 1912 to 1914 he studied in Berlin with the ancient historian Eduard Meyer. In 1914 he received his doctorate from Harvard. After receiving his doctorate, he was employed at the University of Michigan, initially as an instructor in ancient history, and from 1915 as an assistant professor. From 1914-16 he stayed at the American Academy in Rome. After his return, he was appointed associate professor at Michigan in 1918 and full professor in 1920. From 1930-46, Boak was chairman of the university's history department. In 1940 he became the Richard Hudson Professor of Ancient History. He retired in 1958.

Boak was particularly concerned with the history of the late Roman Republic and late antiquity. His major work was A History of Rome to 565 A.D. (first published in New York, 1921), the sixth edition of which appeared in 1977 (edited by William G. Sinnigen). In addition to this work, Boak made a name for himself through special studies on Roman and Byzantine forms of administration, as well as through highly acclaimed papyrus editions. In 1924-25 and 1932 Boak took part in excavations at the University of Michigan in Egypt.

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