biography
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Broughton, T(homas) Robert S(hannon)
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pronunciation:
[brawtn]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1900– )
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| biography:
| Roman historian, born in Corbetton, Ontario, Canada. He studied at the University of Toronto, Canada (1921 BA; 1922 MA) and at Johns Hopkins (1928 PhD). He spent most of his teaching career in the USA, notably at Bryn Mawr (1928–65) and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1965–70, emeritus 1970). His Magistrates of the Roman Republic (1951–2) and Addenda and Corrigenda (1986), record every known Roman magistrate from 509BC to 31BC. This monumental work, largely done by one man working without the help of computer technology, made it possible for historians to apply accurately the techniques of prosopography, the study of relationships between individuals, to the Roman Republic. |
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