Faculty

Keith Bradley

Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Professor of Classics

Degrees

B.A., M.A., Sheffield University; B.Litt., Oxford University; Litt.D., Sheffield University; F.S.A.; FRSC

Research Profile

Bradley is an ancient historian who specializes in the social and cultural history of Rome. He has particular interests in the history of slavery, the history of the family, and the history of religion in classical antiquity. He is currently combining and extending these interests in a long-term study of the Romano-African author Apuleius, who was tried on the charge of practicing magic (a capital offence under Roman law) in the middle of the second century AD. His chief interest in teaching lies in introducing students, both undergraduates and graduates, to the endless fascination of ancient Roman society and culture.