Brian McGing

Brian C. McGing is a papyrologist and ancient historian, who specialises in the Hellenistic period. He was Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College, Dublin until his retirement in 2017. ^{[1] [2]} He served as editor of the college's journal of the classical world, Hermathena . ^[3]

In 2004, McGing was elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA). ^[4]

Selected publications

• Polybius' Histories. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2010.
• The limits of ancient biography. Classical Press of Wales, 2006. (ed. with Judith Mossman)
• "Population and proselytism. How many Jews were there in the ancient world?" in John R. Barlett (ed.), Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman cities. London, 2002. pp. 88–106.
• "Revolt Egyptian style: Internal opposition to Ptolemaic rule", Archiv für Papyrusforschung und Verwandte Gebiete, 43 (1997), pp. 273–314.
• Greek papyri from Dublin. Bonn, 1995.
• "Appian's Mithridateios", Aufstieg und Niedergang der Römischen Welt II, 34.1, Bonn, 1993. pp. 496–522.
• "Melitian monks at Labla", Tyche 5 (1990), pp. 67–94.
• The foreign policy of Mithridates VI Eupator King of Pontus. Leiden, 1986.

References

1. Trinity College Dublin Classics (18 June 2018). "Regius Chair of Greek (1761) and A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture (2017)". Facebook. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
2. Professor Brian McGing. Trinity College, Dublin. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
3. Hermathena - A Trinity College Dublin Review. Trinity College, Dublin. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
4. "Professor Brian Mc Ging". Trinity People Finder. Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

Academic offices
Preceded by John M. Dillon	Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College Dublin 2006–2017	Succeeded by Ahuvia Kahane