Background
Davies, John Kenyon was born on September 19, 1937 in Cardiff, Wales. Son of Harold Edward and Clarice Theresa (Woodburn) Davies.
(The art of classical Greece, and its political and philos...)
The art of classical Greece, and its political and philosophical ideas, have had a profound influence on Western civilization. It was in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. that this Greek culture―material, political and intellectual―reached its zenith. At the same time, the Greek states were at their most powerful and quarrelsome. J. K. Davies traces the flowering of this extraordinary society, drawing on a wealth of documentary material: houses and graves, extant sculpture and vases, as well as the writings of historians, orators, biographers, dramatists, and philosophers.
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Davies, John Kenyon was born on September 19, 1937 in Cardiff, Wales. Son of Harold Edward and Clarice Theresa (Woodburn) Davies.
Bachelor, University of Oxford, 1959; Master of Arts, University of Oxford, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1966.
Harmsworth senior scholar, Merton College, Oxford, 1960-1961, 62-63;
junior fellow, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University, Washington, 1961-1962;
Dyson junior fellow, Balliol College, Oxford, 1963-1965;
lecturer, U. St. Andrews, 1965-1968;
fellow, Oriel College, Oxford, 1968-1977;
Rathbone professor ancient history and classical archaeology, U. Liverpool, England, since 1977;
Leverhulme research professor, U. Liverpool, England, since 1995;
1st head School Archaeology, Classics and Oriental Studies, U. Liverpool, England, 1990-1995;
pro-vice chancellor, U. Liverpool, England, 1986-1990. Academic auditor Higher Education Quality Council, Birmingham, 1990-1995. Chairman St. Patricks Isle Archaeol.
Trust, Douglas, 1982-1985, N.W. Archaeol. Trust, 1982-1991.
(The art of classical Greece, and its political and philos...)
Fellow British Academy, Society of Antiquaries, Royal Society of Arts.
Married Anna Elbina Laura Margharita Morpurgo, September 8, 1962 (divorced 1978). Married Nicola Jane Perrin, August 5, 1978. Children: Martin R.E., Penelope Los Angeles.