Aaron Irvin
About
Dr. Aaron Irvin
Associate Professor of History
6B-04, Faculty Hall
Education
- Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2012.
- M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2007.
- Western Washington University, 2005.
Publications
- Competition and the Creation of Roman Gaul. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Forthcoming 2016)
- 鈥淭he Empire of Friends and the House of the Father: Celtic and Canaanite Elite under Imperial Rule,鈥 in Conference Proceedings: Imperialism and Identities at the Edges of the Roman World. Ed., M. Jankovic and V.D. Mihajlovic. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.
- "A Critique and Synthesis of Commentaries and Interpretations of Aristophanes' Birds." Coreopsis: A Journal of Myth and Theater. October 2009.
- " October 8, 2007. UC World History Workshop. Working Papers from the World History Wokshop Conference Series.
Courses Taught
- History of World Civilizations to 1500 AD
- Introduction to Historical Studies
- The Ancient World to the Fall of Rome
- The Ancient Near East
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient Rome
Research Interests
- Government and Empire in the Ancient World;
- Competition and Personal relationships in Governing Ancient Empires;
- Nature, role, and impact of polytheistic cults and polytheistic religion in the ancient world;
- Greek Tragedy and Comedy.