Eric Robinson
- Associate Professor, Department of History
Education
- B.A. at Yale University, 1986
- Ph.D. at University of Pennsylvania, 1994
Contact Information
| Ballantine Hall, Rm. 730 |
| (812) 855-1745 |
Background
I am a historian of ancient Greece and Rome. Many aspects of classical antiquity fascinate me, and I teach courses on a variety of subjects in both Greek and Roman history, from introductory surveys to undergraduate and graduate-level seminars. My research has focused on questions of ancient politics, warfare, and religion, but most especially on Greek democracy. My first book, entitled The First Democracies, explored the emergence of the ancient Greek form of popular government in numerous city-states in the Archaic age of Greek history (800-480 BC). I am currently completing a book on democracy's growth and development across Greece in the succeeding Classical Age (480-323 BC). Connections between ancient and modern forms of democracy, war, and imperialism have been an interest of mine as well, to which I have devoted a few articles. Future research projects include studies relating to ancient Sparta and major events of the Peloponnesian War.
Research Interests
- Archaic and Classical Greece
- Democracy
- Political and military history
Publication Highlights
Books
Ancient Greek Democracy: Readings and Sources (Oxford and Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2003).
Oikistes: Studies in Constitutions, Colonies, and Military Power in the Ancient World Offered in Honor of A. J. Graham (Leiden: Brill, 2002). [Co-editor with Vanessa Gorman].
The First Democracies: Early Popular Government Outside Athens (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner, 1997).
Articles
"The Sophists and Democracy Beyond Athens,” Rhetorica 25.1 (2007): 109-122.
"Thucydides and Democratic Peace,” in Journal of Military Ethics 5.4 (2006): 243-253.