Dr. Daniel Richter

Biography

Daniel Richter is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Southern California, specializing in the post-classical Mediterranean world with a particular focus on ideas of ethnicity and cosmopolitanism. He received his Ph.D. in Classical Languages and Literatures from the University of Chicago in 2001, where he also developed interests in the historiography of ancient Greek and Roman slavery. He has contributed significantly to the field through his writings, including the book 'Cosmopolis: Imagining Community in the Late Classical Athens and Early Roman Empire' published by Oxford University Press in 2011. Professor Richter is a co-editor of the 'Oxford Handbook of Sophistic,' a publication that explores various aspects of ancient sophistry, released in 2017. In addition, he has written articles and book chapters addressing topics such as the reception of ancient slavery in the antebellum American South and the complexities of translation in historical contexts. He has been awarded the General Education Teaching Prize at USC in Spring 2011 and is affiliated with Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies as a Fellow.

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