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Clifford Ando

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Clifford Ando(born 1969) is an American classicist who specializes inRoman lawandreligion.His work deals primarily with law, religion, and government in theImperial era,particularly issues ofRoman citizenship,legal pluralism, and legal procedure. In thehistory of law,his work addresses the relations amongcivil law,public law,andinternational law.[1]

Ando is a professor in the Department of Classics, History and Law and in the College at theUniversity of Chicago.[2]He is a research fellow in the Department of Classics and World Languages at the University ofSouth Africa,and the recipient of several fellowships, grants, and prizes.[3]He has held fellowship and visiting professorships inCanada,France,Germany,New Zealand,and South Africa.[4]He earned his bachelor's degree fromPrinceton Universityin 1990, and his doctorate from theUniversity of Michiganin 1996.[5]

In 2008, he was among faculty members who questioned the establishment of theMilton Friedman Instituteat the University of Chicago.[6]

Major works

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  • Imperial Ideology and Provincial Loyalty in the Roman Empire(2000), winner of the 2003 Goodwin Award from the American Philological Association
  • Editor,Roman Religion(2003)
  • Co-editor withJörg Rüpke,Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome(2006)
  • The Matter of the Gods(2008)
  • Law, Language and Empire in the Roman Tradition(2011)
  • Le Droit et l'Empire. Invention juridique et réalités politiques à Rome(2012)
  • Imperial Rome: The Critical Century (A.D. 193–284)(2012)
  • Religion et gouvernement dans l'Empire romain(2012)

Ando has also published numerous articles, essays, and reviews.

References

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  1. ^The Law School at the University of Chicago,Clifford Ando.
  2. ^"Note on Contributors," inThe Roman Foundation of the Law of Nations(Oxford University Press, 2010), p. vii.
  3. ^The Department of Classics faculty bio,Clifford Ando.Archived2012-05-19 at theWayback Machine
  4. ^The Law School at the University of Chicago,Clifford AndoandAdditional activities.Archived2013-10-06 at theWayback Machine
  5. ^The Law School at the University of Chicago, Clifford Ando:Curriculum Vitae.Archived2013-10-06 at theWayback Machine
  6. ^Letter from Faculty.Archived2012-03-11 at theWayback Machine
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