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Professor Caillan Davenport is a historian specializing in Ancient Mediterranean politics and government, with a focus on monarchy. He is the head of the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University. His notable recent work includes the book 'Caesar's Back: Rumor, Gossip, Making Roman Emperors' published by Yale University Press in 2026. Professor Davenport studied Latin, Ancient Greek, and Ancient History at the University of Queensland, where he was awarded the University Medal in Latin. He completed a DPhil in Ancient History at the University of Oxford and has held academic positions at the University of Queensland and Macquarie University before joining ANU in January 2022. Throughout his career, he has received multiple prestigious awards including the Royal Historical Society's Gladstone Prize and the Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. He is also actively involved in public outreach and has contributed to various media outlets including the ABC. His research interests encompass Ancient Mediterranean monarchy, Roman history from the Archaic to Late Antiquity periods, and the roles of gossip and rumor in pre-modern societies. He has supervised numerous research students and continues to support higher education in Australia.
Australian National University • Canberra, Australia
Head of the Centre for Classical Studies, focused on Ancient Mediterranean politics and governance.
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