Stephen H. Rapp Jr is an American professor and scholar of history, with a focus and primary research investigating the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. The Roman people, Romans conquered most of this during the Roman Republic, Republic, and it was ruled by emperors following Octavian's assumption of ...

ancient Iran The history of Iran (also known as Name of Iran, Persia) is intertwined with Greater Iran, which is a socio-cultural region encompassing all of the areas that have witnessed significant settlement or influence exerted by the Iranian peoples and ...

, Armenia and Georgia. He is a professor of history at

Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State University (Sam Houston, SHSU or Sam) is a public research university in Huntsville, Texas, United States. Founded in 1879, it is the third-oldest public college or university in Texas. It is one of the first normal schools wes ...

Education and career

Rapp studied

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, IUB, or Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana Univer ...

, graduating in 1990. He went to the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

for graduate study in history, earning a master's degree in 1992 and completing his Ph.D. in 1997. He joined the

Georgia State University Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a Public university, public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is al ...

faculty as an assistant professor in 1998, and became an associate professor there in 2004. He moved to Sam Houston State University in 2012, and was promoted to full professor in 2015.

Books

Rapp's books include: *''The Sasanian World Through Georgian Eyes: Caucasia and the Iranian Commonwealth in Late Antique Georgian Literature'' (2014) *''Languages and Cultures of Eastern Christianity: Georgian'' (edited with Paul Crego, 2012) *''Studies in Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts and Eurasian Contexts'' (2003)''Studies in Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts and Eurasian Contexts'',

Peeters Publishers Peeters Publishers is an international academic publisher founded in Leuven in 1857, joining a tradition of book printing in Leuven dating back to the 15th century. Peeters publishes 200 new titles and 75 journals a year. Humanities and social ...

, 2003, . Reviews: * * * *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rapp, Stephen H. Jr Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Indiana University Bloomington alumni University of Michigan alumni Georgia State University faculty Sam Houston State University faculty Kartvelian studies scholars American Iranologists Armenian studies scholars