Jeremy McInerney

Photo of Jeremy McInerney and his dog

Professor of Classical Studies; Faculty Co-Director, Post-Baccalaureate Program in Classical Studies

Education:

  • PhD, Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology, University of California, Berkeley, 1992
  • MA, Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology, University of California, Berkeley, 1987
  • BA (Honors), Diploma of Education, Macquarie University, 1980

Research interests:

  • Greek epigraphy
  • Greek social and political history
  • Greek sanctuaries

Selected publications:

  • Cattle of the Sun: Herding and Sanctuaries in Ancient Greece (2010)
  • The Folds of Parnassos: Land and Ethnicity in Ancient Phokis (1999)
  • Blackwell's Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean (2014) 
  • (With Ineke Sluiter) Valuing Landscape in Classical Antiquity (2016)
  • A New History of Ancient Greece (2018)

Courses taught:

  • Undergraduate
    • Greek History
    • Demosthenes
    • Greek World after Alexander
    • Rhetoric and the Community
    • Religion and the Polis
  • Graduate
    • Problems in Greek History
    • Greek Epigraphy
    • Polybius
    • Greek Sanctuaries

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Students have access to scholarly and career resources, including colloquia, department special events, and mentoring.

Fellowships are available

Fellowships are available

Students can apply for two fellowships that cover tuition and fees plus a stipend for the year.

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