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Michael Flower received a B.A. in Classical Languages from the University of California at Berkeley in 1978 and a B.A. in Classics from University College, Oxford University in 1981, focusing on ancient history and philosophy. He completed his Ph.D. in Classics at Brown University in 1986. After teaching at Franklin and Marshall College, he joined the faculty at Princeton University in 2003. His primary research areas include Greek historiography, history, and religion, with an interest in broadening methodological approaches across modern history, anthropology, and literary criticism. Flower has published extensively, including articles on ancient Sparta that explore themes of political ideology and religion. His notable works include "Theopompus Chios: History and Rhetoric in the Fourth Century BC" and "Seer in Ancient Greece". He employs interdisciplinary methodologies that draw on historiographical and anthropological insights to analyze Greek seers and their role in society. Flower has also co-taught interdisciplinary graduate courses on Greek and Roman Religion and has a passion for teaching favorite authors like Herodotus and Xenophon.
Princeton University • Princeton, NJ
Joined the faculty along with a background in Classics and extensive teaching experience.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.