Fred Naiden
Associate Professor; Adjunct Professor of the Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense
417 Hamilton Hall
CB# 3195
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
919-962-3971 (phone)
naiden@email.unc.edu
Ph.D. Harvard University, 2000
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
Fred Naiden studies ancient Greek law, religion, and warfare, including Near-Eastern parallels, especially among the Western Semites. Chief periods of interest are the Archaic and Classical. The early Roman Republic is a secondary interest. A project under way at this time is “The Invention of the Officer Corps,” an extensive work about the emergence of professional officers in Greece and then Macedon, culminating in the army of Philip and Alexander. His training in Greek and comparative religion and Classical philology led to Ancient Supplication (Oxford, 2006), a treatment of the practice of supplication in Greece and Rome, with attention to Near-Eastern comparanda.
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Some Notable Publications
- Communications in the Ancient World, co-edited with R. Talbert (Oxford, forthcoming)
- Smoke Signals for the Gods (Oxford, 2012 or 2013)
- Greek and Roman Animal Sacrifice: Ancient Victims, Modern Observers, co-edited with C. Faraone (Cambridge, 2012)
- Ancient Supplication (Oxford, 2006)
Graduate Students Advised by Fred Naiden
- John Esposito (Classics)
- Alex Seufert
- Ross Twele
Courses Offered (as schedules allow)
For current course listings, consult the Registrar’s Schedule of Classes.
- HIST 225—History of Greece
- HIST 392—Ancient Slavery
- HIST 422—Ancient Greek Warfare
- HIST 490—Topics in Greek history, including Religion and Politics in Ancient Greece, Archaic Greek History, and Classical Greek History
- HIST 890—Seminars in Greek history, including Sacred Law and Alexander the Great