Michael Grant (1914-2004) was a classicist, historial, translator, and author. He is best known for his translation of Tacitus' Annals of Imperial Rome.
Life[]
Born in London in November of 1914, Michael was the son of a Colonel who served in the Boer War. He got his education at a public school in England called Harrow School and went to Trinity College in Cambridge to study academic numismatics (or the study of currency). This led Michael to publish several books on the Roman Empire's coins and how they showed a unique lens into the society of Rome at the time they were made.
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Writing style[]
Michael Grant was a somewhat controversial figure within classicism, as his main focus was in numismatics. The Times said of him: "Grant's approach to classical history was beginning to divide critics. Numismatists felt that his academic work was beyond reproach, but some academics balked at his attempt to condense a survey of Roman literature into 300 pages, and felt (in the words of one reviewer) that "even the most learned and gifted of historians should observe a speed-limit". The academics would keep cavilling, but the public kept buying."
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Notable works[]
- From Imperium to Auctoritas - a book on Roman coins
- Aspects of the Principate of Tiberius - a book on Roman coins
- Roman Anniversary Issues - a book on Roman coins
- Ancient History
- The Six Main Aes Coinages of Augustus
- Roman Literature
- Roman Imperial Money
- Roman History with Coins
- Greeks (with Don Pottinger)
- Romans (with Don Pottinger)
- The World of Rome - a book exploring Roman culture and history
- Report of the Commonwealth Conference on the Teaching of English as a Second Language
- The Ancient Mediterranean
- Myths of the Greeks and Romans
- Greece and Rome: The Birth of Western Civilization
- The Civilizations of Europe
- Cambridge: A Living Tradition
- The Gladiators
- The Climax of Rome
- Julius Caesar
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See also[]
- Steven Runciman
- Robert Graves
- Edward Gibbon
- Hélène A. Guerber