Dr. Brahm Kleinman

Biography

Brahm Kleinman is a PhD graduate in Classics from Princeton, specializing in the ancient world. His research interests encompass Roman politics and culture, provincial administration of the Roman provinces, and Greek and Roman historiography. Kleinman's dissertation investigated provincial administration and political corruption during the middle to late Roman Republic and early Imperial Period. His work is currently being developed into a scholarly monograph that examines Roman responses to cases of embezzlement and unsanctioned violence against subjects and allies of Rome, as well as issues of provincial extortion and the seizure of cultural artifacts. He has published work on judicial reforms in Rome, particularly focusing on Scipio Aemilianus' decisions related to the restoration of cultural artifacts from Carthage and Sicily. In addition to his research, Kleinman is passionate about teaching the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, covering history, material culture, and language. He regularly teaches both introductory and intermediate survey courses in Greek and Roman history and provides advanced history seminars on Roman provinces and intercultural contact between the Seleucid and Ptolemaic kingdoms. Beyond the university setting, he has experience working as a teacher and tutor in Classics and History classes at New Jersey correctional facilities through the Prison Teaching Initiative.

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