Michael Sommer

Michael Sommer studied Ancient History, History, Greek and Latin Literature, Political Science and Near Eastern Archaeolgy at the Universities of Freiburg (GE), Basel (CH), Perugia (IT) and Bremen (GE) and obtained a doctorate at the University of Freiburg. He went on for post-doctoral studies at the University of Oxford's Wolfson College. He now teaches Ancient History at the University of Liverpool.

Michael's research interests span the political, cultural, economic and mental history of the ancient world, especially the Roman Empire and its provinces.