Philip de Souza

Background

Philip de Souza was born on January 23, 1964, in Usk, Wales, United Kingdom. He is a son of Collin Frederick de Souza, a civil engineer, and Maureen Elizabeth de Souza, a teacher.

Education

In 1985 Philip de Souza received an undergraduate degree from the Royal Holloway College, University of London, and also holds a Master of Arts degree in classics at the same college. In 1992 he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree at University College, London.

Career

From 1989 to 1990 Philip de Souza was a research scholar in ancient history at the University of Leicester. He was a lecturer and then senior lecturer in classics at St. Mary's College, Strawberry Hill (now St Mary's University, Twickenham) from 1990 until 2002, when he moved to University College Dublin. Philip held a Margo Tytus Visiting Research Fellowship in classics at the University of Cincinnati on 2006 and an Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Senior Research Fellowship in 2008-2009.

Philip de Souza is the author of several books: Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World, Seafaring and Civilization: Maritime Perspectives on World History, The Greeks at War: From Athens to Alexander, etc.

Achievements

• Philip de Souza is best known as the author of Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World and Seafaring and Civilization: Maritime Perspectives on World History. His works received high praise from critics.

Works

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  • The Greeks at War: From Athens to Alexander

    (Inspiring generations of poets, novelists, scriptwriters ...)

    2004
  • Seafaring and Civilisation: Maritime Perspectives on World History

    (Philip de Souza presents the history of the sea as a medi...)

    2001
  • War and Peace in Ancient and Medieval History

    (This is a major study of the ideas and practices involved...)

    2008
  • Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World

    (This book is a historical study of piracy in the ancient ...)

    1999
  • The Greek and Persian Wars 499–386 BC

    (This book covers one of the defining periods of European ...)

    2003
  • The Peloponnesian War 431-404 BC 2002

Personality

In his youth, Philip de Souza was keen on volleyball, playing for Egham and Leicester. He enjoys both playing and listening to music, but his main hobbies are reading (particularly Stephen Saylor, Steven Erikson, and Ian C. Esslemont) and visiting archaeological sites and museums.

Interests

• playing and listening to music, reading, visiting museums

• Writers

  Stephen Saylor, Steven Erikson, Ian C. Esslemont

• Sport & Clubs

  volleyball

Connections

Philip de Souza is married Debra Julie Birch, a historian and author.

Father:

Collin Frederick de Souza

Mother:

Maureen Elizabeth de Souza

Spouse:

Debra Julie Birch

References

• Contemporary Authors
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