Name Garrett Fagan Role Writer | Education McMaster University | |
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Books The Lure of the Arena: Social Ps, Bathing in Public in the Roma, Archaeological Fantasies | ||
Garrett G. Fagan (1963-11 March 2017) was an Irish American historian and writer known for his research in the various areas of Roman history, as well as his critique of pseudoarchaeology.
Fagan was born in Dublin, Ireland and studied ancient history at Trinity College. He obtained a PhD from McMaster University, Canada. He was Professor of Ancient History at Penn State University. After receiving a diagnosis for late-stage, untreatable pancreatic cancer in November of 2016, he died on March 11, 2017 at home.
Fagan's first book Bathing in Public in the Roman World (1999) was published by the University of Michigan Press. Fagan has contributed to and edited Archaeological Fantasies (2006), a book critical of pseudoarchaeological claims.
His book The Lure of the Arena (2011) was described by Kyle Gervais as an "innovative and insightful volume... It will not only stimulate productive research into Roman society, but also encourage valuable scholarly reflection."