Benjamin Kelly
Associate Professor
Office: Vari Hall, 2134
Phone: 416-736-2100 Ext: 30415
Email: benkelly@yorku.ca
Degrees
DPhil, University of Oxford (2003)BA, University of Sydney (1998)
Professional Leadership
2023–present – Director of Graduate Studies in History, York University
2020–22 – Coordinator, Programme in Classical Studies, York University
2015–16 – Coordinator, Programme in Classical Studies, York University
Research Interests
Current Research Projects
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Summary:
This project is funded by an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Its major outputs are two edited volumes, published by Cambridge University Press in 2022: The Roman Emperor and his Court, ca. 30 BC - ca. AD 300. Volume 1: Historical Essays and The Roman Emperor and his Court, ca. 30 BC - ca. AD 300. Volume 2: A Sourcebook.
Funders:
SSHRC Insight Grant
Approach to Teaching
Courses taught (York):
HIST 1100: Gladiators, Gods, Gigolos, and Goths: Reading Roman Society, c. 200 BCE – c.500 CE
HIST 2100: Ancient Greece and Rome
HIST 3131: Rome and Empire: From War to pax romana
HIST 3140: The City in the Roman World
HIST 3154: Egypt from Alexander to Cleopatra
HIST 3155: Egypt after Cleopatra: Society and Culture in a Roman Province
HIST 3990: Supervised Reading and Research
HIST 4130: Problems in Roman History
HIST 4132: Caesar's Palace: A Social History of the Roman Imperial Court
HIST 4140: Problems in Hellenistic History (Graeco-Roman Egypt)
HIST 4990: Supervised Reading and Research
HIST 5038: Crime and Society in the Roman World
HIST 5060/6001: Directed Readings (Cicero, Pro Caelio)
HIST 5070: Directed Readings
LA 3040/4040: Roman Philosophical Writings (Cicero, De amicitia)
LA 3060/4060: Roman Historians (Sallust, Bellum Catilinae)
LA 3070/4070: Roman Rhetoric (Cicero, Pro Caelio)
GK 2000: Intermediate Classical and Biblical Greek
GK 3080/4080: Later Greek Prose
Courses taught (ANU):
HIST 1019: Rome: Republic to Empire
HIST 2139: The Historical Jesus and Christian Origins
HIST 2216/HIST 6216: Religions and Society in the Roman Empire
HIST 2218: The City in the Roman Empire
HIST 4005: Crimes, Courts and Crucifixions: Maintaining Order in the Roman Empire
HIST 6545: Graduate Reading Course A (Politics, War and Diplomacy in the Middle and Late Republic)
Courses tutored (Oxford):
Mods: Tacitus and Tiberius
Greats Roman 1.5: Late Republic
Greats Roman 1.6: Julio-Claudians
Greats Roman 1.7: Flavians
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/GK2000 6.0 | A | Intermediate Classical & Biblical Greek | SEMR |
Degrees
DPhil, University of Oxford (2003)BA, University of Sydney (1998)
Professional Leadership
2023–present – Director of Graduate Studies in History, York University
2020–22 – Coordinator, Programme in Classical Studies, York University
2015–16 – Coordinator, Programme in Classical Studies, York University
Research Interests
Current Research Projects
-
Summary:
This project is funded by an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Its major outputs are two edited volumes, published by Cambridge University Press in 2022: The Roman Emperor and his Court, ca. 30 BC - ca. AD 300. Volume 1: Historical Essays and The Roman Emperor and his Court, ca. 30 BC - ca. AD 300. Volume 2: A Sourcebook.
Project Type: FundedRole: Principal Investigator
Funders:
SSHRC Insight Grant
All Publications
Approach to Teaching
Courses taught (York):
HIST 1100: Gladiators, Gods, Gigolos, and Goths: Reading Roman Society, c. 200 BCE – c.500 CE
HIST 2100: Ancient Greece and Rome
HIST 3131: Rome and Empire: From War to pax romana
HIST 3140: The City in the Roman World
HIST 3154: Egypt from Alexander to Cleopatra
HIST 3155: Egypt after Cleopatra: Society and Culture in a Roman Province
HIST 3990: Supervised Reading and Research
HIST 4130: Problems in Roman History
HIST 4132: Caesar's Palace: A Social History of the Roman Imperial Court
HIST 4140: Problems in Hellenistic History (Graeco-Roman Egypt)
HIST 4990: Supervised Reading and Research
HIST 5038: Crime and Society in the Roman World
HIST 5060/6001: Directed Readings (Cicero, Pro Caelio)
HIST 5070: Directed Readings
LA 3040/4040: Roman Philosophical Writings (Cicero, De amicitia)
LA 3060/4060: Roman Historians (Sallust, Bellum Catilinae)
LA 3070/4070: Roman Rhetoric (Cicero, Pro Caelio)
GK 2000: Intermediate Classical and Biblical Greek
GK 3080/4080: Later Greek Prose
Courses taught (ANU):
HIST 1019: Rome: Republic to Empire
HIST 2139: The Historical Jesus and Christian Origins
HIST 2216/HIST 6216: Religions and Society in the Roman Empire
HIST 2218: The City in the Roman Empire
HIST 4005: Crimes, Courts and Crucifixions: Maintaining Order in the Roman Empire
HIST 6545: Graduate Reading Course A (Politics, War and Diplomacy in the Middle and Late Republic)
Courses tutored (Oxford):
Mods: Tacitus and Tiberius
Greats Roman 1.5: Late Republic
Greats Roman 1.6: Julio-Claudians
Greats Roman 1.7: Flavians
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/GK2000 6.0 | A | Intermediate Classical & Biblical Greek | SEMR |
