Christian Habicht
Ancient History
Professor Emeritus
School of Historical
Studies

Christian Habicht is the leading authority on the history of Athens in the centuries between the fall of the Athenian Empire and the establishment of the Roman Empire. His Athens from Alexander to Antony (1990, English ed., 1997, Paperback ed., 1999, French ed., 2000, rev. 2nd ed., 2006) is regarded as the standard work on the subject. A distinguished epigraphist, Habicht has extended the study of inscriptions to include evidence from decrees, lists, reports, and coinage in furthering the understanding of Athenian public life. His books include Gottmenschentum und griechische Städte (2nd ed.,1970); Pausanias’ Guide to Ancient Greece (1985); Cicero the Politician (1989); Athen in hellenistischer Zeit (1994); Athènes hellénistique (2nd ed., 2006); and The Hellenistic Monarchies: Selected Papers (2006).

Ph.D., University of Hamburg, 1952; University of Hamburg Assistant Professor, 1952-57, Associate Professor, 1957-61; Professor, University of Marburg, 1961-65; Professor, University of Heidelberg, 1965-73; Sather Professor in Classics, University of California, Berkeley, 1982; Institute for Advanced Study, Member 1972-73, Professor, 1973-98, Emeritus, 1998-; Reuchlin Prize in the Humanities, 1991; Henry Allen Moe Prize, 1996; Criticos Prize, 1998; Member, American Philosophical Society, Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, British Academy, Academy of Athens, German Archaeological Institute, Austrian Archaeological Institute, Archaeological Society of Athens.