Samuel Ball Platner (December 4, 1863 – August 20, 1921) was an American classicist and archaeologist. Platner was born at Unionville, Connecticut, and educated at

Yale College Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, ...

. He taught at

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and is best known as the author of various topographical works on ancient Rome, chief among them ''

A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome'' is a reference work written by Samuel Ball Platner (1863–1921). The first edition was published in 1904; the second edition ('revised and enlarged') was published in 1911 (both: Allyn and Bacon, B ...

'', completed after Platner's death by

Thomas Ashby Thomas Ashby, (14 October 1874 – 15 May 1931) was a British archaeologist. Family He was the only child of Thomas Ashby (1851–1906), and his wife, Rose Emma, daughter of Apsley Smith. His father belonged to the well-known Quaker family ...

and published in 1929; and as a contributor to the

1911 Britannica A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ...

Bibliography

* ''The topography and monuments of ancient Rome'' (1st ed. 1904; 2nd rev ed. 1911; Boston, Allyn & Bacon).

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* American archaeologists American classical scholars 1863 births 1921 deaths Yale College alumni {{US-archaeologist-stub