James Allan Stewart Evans |
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| Born | (1931-03-24)March 24, 1931
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| Died | November 15, 2023 (aged 92)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Other names | J.A.S. Evans |
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| Alma mater | Victoria College, Toronto, B.A., 1952; Yale University, M.A., 1953, Ph.D., 1957; also attended American School of Classical Studies, Athens, Greece, 1954-55. |
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| Occupations | historian and academic emeritus |
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| 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.
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| Spouse(s) | Eleanor Lynn Ward, June 16, 1964; |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Parents | - David Arthur, a farmer (father)
- Isabella Jane Evans (mother)
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James Allan Stewart Evans (March 24, 1931 – November 15, 2023) was a Canadian historian and professor emeritus of classical Near Eastern and religious studies.