Thomas Martin
professor/chair of classics
Martin specializes in the ancient history of democracy, its roots in Athens, and how it compares with modern American democracy. Author of Ancient Greece from Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times (Yale University Press, 2002), he has served as an expert commentator in several publications and as a consultant to numerous television programs. Most recently, he appeared on “The Dark Ages,” a History Channel special exploring the period spanning the fall of the Roman empire and the Renaissance.
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