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Arthur E. R. (Arthur Edward Romilly) Boak
1888–1962
A scholar of ancient Egypt and Rome, he spent decades helping shape the study of ancient history at the University of Michigan. Best known for clear, wide-ranging histories of Rome, he wrote for students and general readers as well as fellow scholars.
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A History of Rome to 565 A. D.
by Arthur E. R. (Arthur Edward Romilly) Boak
About the author
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1888, Arthur E. R. Boak became a Canadian-born historian whose career was closely tied to the University of Michigan. He studied at Queen's and Harvard, then joined Michigan's faculty in 1914, where he taught ancient history for more than four decades before retiring in 1958.
Boak was known as a specialist in the ancient world, especially Egypt and Rome. University of Michigan records describe him as a member of the university's expedition to Karanis in Egypt, and his papers show the range of his scholarly work, lectures, and research interests across classical and ancient history.
Readers are most likely to know him through books such as A History of Rome to A.D. 565, which aimed to present a broad, readable account of Roman history. His work has endured because it offers a solid, approachable entry point into the ancient Mediterranean world.