Miriam T. Griffin | Author

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Miriam T. Griffin was born Miriam Tamara Dressler in Brooklyn, New York on June 6, 1935. She received a bachelor's degree from Barnard College, a master's degree from Radcliffe College, and a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University. In 1967, she became a fellow and tutor in ancient history show more at Somerville College, Oxford and taught there for decades. She wrote several books including Seneca: A Philosopher in Politics, Nero: The End of a Dynasty, and Seneca on Society: A Guide to De Beneficiis. She died from acute myeloid leukemia on May 16, 2018 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Nero: The End of a Dynasty (1984) 231 copies, 1 review

A Companion to Julius Caesar (2009) — Editor — 38 copies

Seneca: A Philosopher in Politics (Clarendon Paperbacks) (1976) 20 copies

Philosophia Togata I: Essays on Philosophy and Roman Society (1989) — Editor — 18 copies

Seneca on Society: A Guide to De Beneficiis (2013) 12 copies

Philosophia Togata II: Plato and Aristotle at Rome (1997) — Editor — 6 copies

Papers of the Langford Latin Seminar, Fourteenth Volume, 2010: Health and Sickness in Ancient Rome; Greek and Roman Poetry and Historiography (Arca Classical and Medieval Texts,… (2010) — Editor — 4 copies

On Duties (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) 3 copies

Politics and Philosophy at Rome: Collected Papers (2018) 1 copy

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The Oxford History of the Classical World (1986) 1,223 copies, 2 reviews

The Cynics: The Cynic Movement in Antiquity and Its Legacy (Hellenistic Culture and Society) (1996) — Contributor — 86 copies

The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Political Thought (2000) — Contributor — 82 copies, 2 reviews

The Cambridge Companion to Tacitus (2009) — Contributor — 36 copies

Cicero the Philosopher: Twelve Papers (1995) — Contributor — 14 copies

A Companion to the Neronian Age (2013) — Contributor — 13 copies

Dignity: A History (2017) — Contributor — 11 copies

Images of Empire (JSOT Supplement) (1991) — Contributor — 10 copies

Oxford Readings in Seneca (2008) — Contributor — 7 copies

Politeia in Greek and Roman philosophy (2013) — Contributor — 7 copies

Caesar Against Liberty? Perspectives on His Autocracy Papers of the Langford Latin Seminar 11 (ARCA, Classical and Medieval Texts, Papers and Monographs) (2003) — Contributor — 5 copies

Leaders and Masses in the Roman World: Studies in Honor of Zvi Yavetz (1995) — Contributor — 4 copies

Episteme, etc.: Essays in Honour of Jonathan Barnes (2011) — Contributor — 4 copies

Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome [2013 TV Series] (2013) — Self — 4 copies

East & West: Papers in Ancient History Presented to Glen W. Bowersock (2009) — Contributor — 3 copies

Assent and Argument: Studies in Cicero's Academic Books : Proceedings of the 7th Symposium Hellenisticum (Utrecht, August 21-25, 1995) (Philosophia Antiqua) (1997) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Canonical name: Griffin, Miriam T.
Legal name: Griffin, Miriam Tamara
Other names: Dressler, Miriam Tamara (birth name)
Birthdate: 1935-06-06
Date of death: 2018-05-16
Gender: female
Education: St Annes College, University of Oxford (BA|1960|D.Phil|1968)
Radcliffe College (MA)
Barnard College (BA|1956)
Erasmus Hall High School
Occupations: classical scholar
professor (Classics)
Organizations: University of Oxford (Somerville College)
Awards and honors: British Academy Medal (2018)
Cause of death: acute myeloid leukemia
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Places of residence: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Place of death: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Associated Place (for map): Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

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MarysGirl 343 reviews

Nero: The End of a Dynasty (Roman Imperial Biographies) by Miriam Griffin

This is a research book (not a popular biography), classified under "text books" at B&N. I found it appropriate for my needs--accessible, well researched and footnoted. The author followed a thematic organization, rather than a chronological organization, and I would have appreciated a timeline or "highlights of" table. However she does provide an extensive genealogy tree, supplemental bibliography, and a discussion of the primary sources.

May 26, 2014