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Clifford Herschel Moore
1866–1931
A Harvard classicist with a gift for making the ancient world feel thoughtful and alive, he wrote clearly about Greek religion, Roman ideas, and the long reach of classical learning. His work blends careful scholarship with an interest in how people in the ancient world actually thought and believed.
2 Audiobooks
Pagan Ideas of Immortality During the Early Roman Empire
by Clifford Herschel Moore
The Religious Thought of the Greeks, from Homer to the Triumph of Christianity
by Clifford Herschel Moore
About the author
Born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, Clifford Herschel Moore (1866–1931) was an American Latin scholar and teacher whose career was closely tied to Harvard. He studied at Harvard College, later earned a Ph.D. at the University of Munich, and taught both in schools and at the university level before becoming a professor of Latin.
Moore is especially remembered for writing about classical religion and thought in a way that reached beyond narrow specialist study. His books include The Religious Thought of the Greeks from Homer to the Triumph of Christianity, and his work reflects a sustained interest in how Greek and Roman religion developed over time.
Alongside his scholarship, he also took on major academic leadership roles at Harvard, including service as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. That mix of teaching, research, and university leadership helps explain why he remains a notable figure in American classical studies.