Raphael Sealey (14 August 1927,

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, England – 29 November 2013,

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) was a

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and ancient historian. Sealey studied at

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in England under George Cawkwell, receiving an

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from

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in 1951. Raphael Sealey was Professor of

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at the

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, United States, from 1967 to 2000, specialising in

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history and law. On retirement, he became an

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Professor. Before coming to Berkeley, he had taught at the University College of North Wales, at

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, and at the

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Selected books

Sealey's books include: * ''A History of the Greek City States, 700-338 B.C.'' (Oakland:

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, 1976). * ''The Athenian Republic'' (State College:

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, 1987). * ''Women and Law in Classical Greece'' (Chapel Hill:

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, 1990). * ''

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and His Time'' (Oxford:

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, 1993). * ''The Justice of the Greeks'' (Ann Arbor:

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, 1994).

References

External links

Raphael Sealey home page
Alumni of University College, Oxford Classical scholars of the University of California, Berkeley American classical scholars Scholars of ancient Greek history Legal historians 1927 births 2013 deaths University at Buffalo faculty Historians from California {{US-academic-stub