R. Bruce Hitchner

Robert Bruce Hitchneris an Americanclassicistwho specializes in the history and archaeology of theGreco-Roman world.He is Professor of Classical Studies and International Relations, and Chair of the Department of Classical Studies atTufts University.

R. Bruce Hitchner
Nationality	American
Education	University of Michigan
Scientific career
Fields	Classical studies
Institutions	Tufts University

Hitchner received his Ph.D. from theUniversity of Michigan.

Hitchner has published extensively on the archaeology and history ofancient Rome.He served as the Editor-in-Chief of theAmerican Journal of Archaeologyfrom 1998 to 2006.

He has authored a number of op-eds, papers, and interviews for theInternational Centre for Democratic Transition,theCenter for Strategic and International Studies,theUnited States Institute of Peace,theWall Street Journaland theInternational Herald Tribune/New York Times.

Hitchner has directed a number of archaeological excavations inFranceandNorth Africa,with support from theMinistry of Cultureof France, theNational Endowment for the Humanities,and theNational Geographic Society.

Hitchner was the founder and Chair of the Dayton Peace Accords Project from 1998 to 2014. He was a member of the international negotiating team which assisted the political parties of Bosnia-Herzegovina in producing the Package of Amendments to the Dayton Constitution of April 2006.

Hitchner has been a visiting fellow atChurchill College,Cambridge (1994-1995), the Center for Human Values atPrinceton University(2003-2003) andAll Souls College,Oxford (2010).