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| Anthony Kaldellis | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anthony Kaldellis |
| Birth date | 1971 |
| Birth place | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Historian, Professor |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, University of Chicago |
| Employer | Ohio State University |
| Notable works | The History of Byzantium, Streams of Silver, Rivers of Gold |
Anthony Kaldellis is a scholar of Byzantine Empire history and classical philology who has written widely on late antiquity, medieval Greek literature, and imperial administration. He holds a chair at Ohio State University and has published monographs, edited volumes, and translations that engage debates about Roman identity, Byzantine institutions, and historiography. Kaldellis's work intersects with studies of Herodotus, Polybius, Procopius, Anna Komnene, and debates shaped by scholars at institutions such as Harvard University, Princeton University, and the British Museum.
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Kaldellis studied Classics and History at the University of Chicago where he completed graduate training in Byzantine studies under mentors connected to programs at Princeton University, Columbia University, and the University of California, Berkeley. He earned a Ph.D. at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign with work that engaged primary texts by Proclus, Procopius, John Skylitzes, and modern scholarship from figures such as Averil Cameron, J.B. Bury, and N. H. Baynes. His early formation included contact with archives and libraries like the Vatican Library, the British Library, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Kaldellis joined the faculty of Ohio State University where he serves in the Department of History and programs linked to Classical Studies and Medieval Studies. He previously held visiting appointments and fellowships at institutions including Princeton University, King's College London, University of Oxford, and the Institute for Advanced Study. Kaldellis has taught courses on the Byzantine Empire, late Roman Empire, Greek historiography, and classical philology while supervising doctoral research interacting with projects at the Hellenic Institute and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
Kaldellis's monographs such as The History of Byzantium, Streams of Silver, Rivers of Gold, and Romanland: Ethnicity and Empire in Byzantium argue for rethinking continuity between the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, challenging narratives advanced by scholars like Edward Gibbon and engaging revisions by Peter Brown, Miroslav Hroch, and Walter Pohl. He has produced translations and commentaries on texts by Procopius, Anna Komnene, and Michael Psellos, and edited volumes that bring together contributors from Yale University, University of Cambridge, University of Michigan, and New York University. His essays appear in journals alongside work by historians such as Christopher Wickham, Dimitri Obolensky, and John Haldon.
Kaldellis's research focuses on identity, imperial ideology, and historiography in Greek and Roman contexts, locating arguments alongside approaches from Benedict Anderson, Ernest Gellner, and comparative studies connected to Nationalism Studies at Columbia University. He draws on philological methods associated with A. E. Housman and R. G. Collingwood and situates Byzantine sources in conversation with classical authors like Herodotus, Thucydides, and Tacitus. Influences include historians and classicists such as Averil Cameron, L. J. Samons, Hugh Kennedy, and philosophers of history like Paul Veyne.
Kaldellis has received fellowships and honors from the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. He has been awarded prizes and recognitions connected to publishing houses and academic societies including Cambridge University Press, the Modern Greek Studies Association, and the Byzantine Studies Conference.
Kaldellis regularly contributes to public discussions about antiquity and medieval history through interviews, podcasts, and lectures recorded by institutions like the BBC, NPR, and the History Channel. He has given public lectures at venues including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, Princeton University, and the British Museum and participated in panel discussions alongside figures from Harvard University and Stanford University.
- The History of Byzantium (monograph). - Streams of Silver, Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Byzantine Economy (monograph). - Romanland: Ethnicity and Empire in Byzantium (monograph). - Translation and commentary on Procopius, selected books. - Edited volume: Byzantium and Its Neighbours, with contributions from scholars at Yale University and University of Oxford. - Numerous articles in journals read at Columbia University, Princeton University, and University of Chicago symposia.
Category:Living people Category:Historians of Byzantium Category:Ohio State University faculty