Dr. Peter Liddel

Biography

Peter Liddel is a Professor of Greek History at the University of Manchester, specializing in the fields of Epigraphy, Classics, Ancient History, and Egyptology. He holds an undergraduate degree in History from University College London and completed his DPhil at Wadham College, Oxford, focusing on 'Civic Obligation and Individual Liberty in Ancient Athens'. Liddel has previously served as the Walsh Family Lecturer in Ancient History at Trinity College, University of Dublin. His academic contributions include published works on Athenian politics and political history, Greek epigraphy, and Greek historiography, including serving as co-editor for Brill's New Jacoby. He has authored a two-volume study on fourth-century Athenian decrees and has written articles on various topics in Greek history, including the reception of ancient Greek historiography in modern contexts. Liddel is a member of the Editorial Committee for a project publishing open access translations and commentaries on inscriptions of ancient Athens, and he is the co-editor of the journal Annual of the British School at Athens. He is also actively involved in supervising doctoral projects related to his research interests, which align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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