Jim Higginbotham

An associate professor of classical archeology at Bowdoin College, holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in classical art and archeology. His scholarly interests focus on ancient Greek and Roman colonies as well as the social history of the late Roman Republic. Jim was a regular member of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens and the recipient of several fellowships, including a Fulbright-Hays Research Grant to Italy and the Oscar Broneer Fellowship in Classical Archaeology at the American Academy in Rome. In addition to teaching courses in archeology and the classical languages, Jim has excavated classical sites in Israel, Greece, and Italy, where he has been field director of the joint University of Michigan-Bowdoin College excavations at Paestum from 1993 to the present. His recent publications include Piscinae: Artificial Fishponds in Roman Italy and contributions in J. G. Pedley and M. Torelli’s The Sanctuary of Santa Venera at Paestum I.

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