James Allan Stewart Evans

James Allan Stewart Evans
Born(1931-03-24)March 24, 1931
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
DiedNovember 15, 2023 (aged 92)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Other namesJ.A.S. Evans
Alma materVictoria College, Toronto, B.A., 1952; Yale University, M.A., 1953, Ph.D., 1957; also attended American School of Classical Studies, Athens, Greece, 1954-55.
Occupationshistorian and academic emeritus
Notable work
  • Economic History of an Egyptian Temple in Greco-Roman Egypt, Yale University Press (New Haven, CT), 1961.
  • Procopius, Twayne (Boston, MA), 1972.
  • Polis and Imperium: Studies in Honour of Edward Togo Salmon, Hakkert (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1974.
  • Herodotus, Twayne (Boston, MA), 1982.
  • Herodotus, Explorer of the Past: Three Essays, Princeton University Press (Princeton, NJ), 1991.
  • The Age of Justinian: The Circumstances of Imperial Power, Routledge (New York, NY), 1996.
  • The Empress Theodora: Partner of Justinian, University of Texas Press (Austin, TX), 2002.
  • The Emperor Justinian and the Byzantine Empire, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 2005.
  • Daily Life in the Hellenistic Age: From Alexander to Cleopatra, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 2008.
Spouse(s)Eleanor Lynn Ward, June 16, 1964;
Children3
Parents
  • David Arthur, a farmer (father)
  • Isabella Jane Evans (mother)

James Allan Stewart Evans (March 24, 1931 – November 15, 2023) was a Canadian historian and professor emeritus of classical Near Eastern and religious studies.

Biography

From 1955 to 1960 he was assistant professor of Classics at the University of Western Ontario and Waterloo College, London. From 1960 to 1961 he was Visiting special lecturer in Classics at the University of Toronto. From 1961 to 1962 he was assistant professor of classics at the University of Texas at Austin. From 1962 to 1971 he was professor of history at the McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

From 1972 to 1995 he was professor of classics at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and became professor emeritus.[1]

From 1992 Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. From 1998 he was visiting faculty, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia. From 1997 he was visiting professor of history, University of Washington, Seattle. From 1998 to 1999 he was Whitehead Visiting Professor, American School of Classical Studies, Athens[2]

Evans died in November 15, 2023, at the age of 92.[3]

Blog of published work at Allan Evans at Sidney British Columbia

Publications

  • The Age of Justinian: the Circumstances of Imperial Power. London: Routledge, 1996.[4][5]
  • Herodotus: Explorer of the Past: Three Essays. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991.[6][7][8][9]
  • Polis and Imperium: Studies in honour of Edward Togo Salmon. Toronto: Hakkert, 1974.[10]
  • Procopius. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1972.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Evans, James Allan 1931–2023 | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
  2. ^ "James Allan Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |".
  3. ^ "James Evans". Vancouver Sun. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. ^ Tompkins, Ian G. (November 1997). "J. A. S. Evans, The Age of Justinian: the Circumstances of Imperial Power. London: Routledge, 1996. Pp. x + 345, 2 maps, ISBN 0-4150-2209-6. £45.00. - B. Rubin, Das Zeitalter Iustinians. Zweiter Band. Berlin: de Gruyter, 1995. Pp. x + 315, 12 pls, illus. ISBN 3-1100-3411-5. DM 198". The Journal of Roman Studies. 87: 311–312. doi:10.2307/301430. ISSN 1753-528X.
  5. ^ "J. A. S. Evans, The Age of Justinian. The Circumstances of Imperial Power (Book Review) - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Archived from the original on 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
  6. ^ "Review of: Herodotus: Explorer of the Past". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. ISSN 1055-7660.
  7. ^ Cartledge, Paul. "Herodotus, Explorer of the Past, Three Essays by J.A.S. Evans (review)". Echos du monde classique. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
  8. ^ West, Stephanie (April 1983). "John Hart: Herodotus and Greek History. Pp. x + 227; 3 maps. London: Croom Helm, 1982. £13.95. - J. A. S. Evans: Herodotus. (Twayne's World Authors Series, 645.) Pp. x+198. Boston: Twayne, 1982. $15.95". The Classical Review. 33 (1): 132–132. doi:10.1017/S0009840X00101787. ISSN 1464-3561.
  9. ^ Fehling, Detlev (October 1992). "J. A. S. Evans: Herodotus, Explorer of the Past. Three Essays. Pp. xii+166. Princeton University Press, 1991. $24.95". The Classical Review. 42 (2): 434–434. doi:10.1017/S0009840X00284643. ISSN 1464-3561.
  10. ^ Briscoe, John (April 1977). "Polis and Imperium: Studies in honour of Edward Togo Salmon. Edited by J. A. S. Evans. Pp. vi + 317, 7 photographs, 1 map, 1 plan. Toronto: Hakkert, 1974. Cloth". The Classical Review. 27 (1): 135–136. doi:10.1017/S0009840X00223160. ISSN 1464-3561.
  11. ^ Browning, Robert (April 1975). "Procopius - J. A. S. Evans: Procopius. Pp. 162. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1972. Cloth". The Classical Review. 25 (1): 55–57. doi:10.1017/S0009840X00244284. ISSN 1464-3561.
  12. ^ Littlewood, A. R. (1972). "Procopius by J.A.S. Evans (review)". Echos du monde classique: Classical news and views. 16 (3): 99–100. ISSN 1913-5416.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.