David S. Rohrbacher
Professor Rohrbacher teaches Latin at all levels and Classical Civilization in all periods. He is also active in the concentrations in Literature, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and Gender Studies. His scholarly interests include Latin literature, Roman history and historiography, and Late Antiquity.
He is the author of The Historians of Late Antiquity (Routledge 2002) and articles on Roman imperial history and literature.
He is the author of The Historians of Late Antiquity (Routledge 2002) and articles on Roman imperial history and literature.
Recent Courses
The Ancient Novel: Pagan, Jewish, Christian
Elementary Latin II
Advanced Latin: Catullus, Poems
Elementary Latin II
Advanced Latin: Catullus, Poems
Selected Publications
(2002). The Historians of Late Antiquity. London and New York: Routledge.
(2005). Ammianus Marcellinus and Valerius Maximus. Ancient History Bulletin, 19(1-2), 20-30.
(2005). Iudaei Fetentes at Amm. Marc. 22.5.5. Mnemosyne, 58(3), 441-442.
(2005). Why Didn't Constantius II Eat Fruit? Classical Quarterly, 55(1), 323-326.
(2006). Jerome, an Early Reader of Ammianus Marcellinus. Latomus, 65(2), 422-424.
(2006). The Sources of the Lost Books of Ammianus Marcellinus. Historia, 55(1), 106-124.
(2007). Ammianus' Roman Digressions and the Audience of the Res Gestae. In J. Marincola (Ed.), Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography . London: Blackwell.
(forthcoming 2009) Enmann’s Kaisergeschichte from Augustus to Domitian, Latomus.
(2005). Ammianus Marcellinus and Valerius Maximus. Ancient History Bulletin, 19(1-2), 20-30.
(2005). Iudaei Fetentes at Amm. Marc. 22.5.5. Mnemosyne, 58(3), 441-442.
(2005). Why Didn't Constantius II Eat Fruit? Classical Quarterly, 55(1), 323-326.
(2006). Jerome, an Early Reader of Ammianus Marcellinus. Latomus, 65(2), 422-424.
(2006). The Sources of the Lost Books of Ammianus Marcellinus. Historia, 55(1), 106-124.
(2007). Ammianus' Roman Digressions and the Audience of the Res Gestae. In J. Marincola (Ed.), Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography . London: Blackwell.
(forthcoming 2009) Enmann’s Kaisergeschichte from Augustus to Domitian, Latomus.
