Another Honor for Troy Archaeologist
His association with Troy tends to overshadow many of C. Brian Roses extraordinary accomplishments. But the head and professor of classical archaeology has another distinction to add to his resume. Effective September 1, Rose will assume the title of Cedric Boulter Professor of Classical Archaeology.
Cedric Boulter received his doctorate from the classics department in 1939 and enjoyed a long and distinguished career as one of the premier historians of Greek art in North America. One of the worlds leading experts in the study of ancient Greek vase painting, he taught in the classics department for more than 40 years and contributed to the success of Carl Blegens expedition to Troy in the 1930s.
In 1990, Rose became head of the Post-Bronze Age excavations at Troy and has spent fourteen years at the site. The results of the excavations have been published in the thirteen-volume Studia Troica, for which Rose serves as editor in charge of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine studies.
He has also served as an academic trustee of the Archaeological Institute of America, chair of the Advisory Council of the American Academy in Rome, and vice president of the American Research Institute in Turkey. He is president-elect of the Archaeological Institute of North America. Rose has published extensively and has been awarded grants and fellowships from the American Academy in Rome, the Samuel Kress Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Research Institute in Turkey, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the American Academy in Berlin.
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