Richard A. Billows is a professor of history at
Columbia University. His specialty is the
Classical Mediterranean, especially the
Hellenistic World post-
Alexander. He holds an undergraduate degree in history from
Oxford University (1978), where he was a member of
Balliol College.
He earned an M.A. from King's College,
University of London (1979) and a Ph.D. from the
University of California, Berkeley (1985). His scholarly works include ''Antigonos the One-Eyed and the Creation of the Hellenic State'' (1990), ''Kings and Colonists: Aspects of Macedonian Imperialism'' (1995) and ''Marathon - How One Battle Changed Western Civilization'' (2010)''.''
He has taught Columbia's undergraduate survey course in Ancient Greek History.
He also regularly teaches “An Introduction to Contemporary Civilization in the West,” a
Columbia College core curriculum class.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
University of California, Berkeley alumni
Columbia University faculty
Alumni of the University of Oxford
Scholars of ancient Greek history
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