Clifford Herschel Moore

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Clifford Herschel Moore

1866–1931

A classicist and longtime Harvard professor, he wrote and edited works that helped open Latin literature and Roman religion to modern readers. His scholarship was grounded, accessible, and closely tied to the teaching of the ancient world.

2 Audiobooks

Pagan Ideas of Immortality During the Early Roman Empire

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

The Religious Thought of the Greeks, from Homer to the Triumph of Christianity

by Clifford Herschel Moore

About the author

Born in 1866 and active during a formative period in American classical studies, Clifford Herschel Moore became known as a scholar of Latin literature and Roman religion. He spent much of his career at Harvard, where he taught classics and contributed to the academic study of the ancient Mediterranean world.

Moore wrote and edited books for students and general readers as well as specialists. His work is especially associated with Latin authors and with the religious life of ancient Rome, reflecting a style of scholarship that aimed to make difficult material clear without draining it of interest.

He died in 1931. Though not a household name today, he belongs to the generation of scholars who helped shape how classical texts were taught and understood in American universities and libraries.