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Paul Millett (born 1954) is a British classicist and academic. He is a senior lecturer in Classics at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Downing College, Cambridge. At Downing, Millett is the Director of Studies for Classics and serves as Admissions Tutor for arts subjects. [1] [2]

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He studied at Cambridge University, with Moses I. Finley as his adviser.

Millett's research primarily focuses on ancient economics and the human interrelationships that subsequently take place in ancient Greece. [2]

Ancient Greece Civilization belonging to an early period of Greek history

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  1. ↑ Profile at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Classics Archived 2009-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 "Dr. Paul Millett faculty profile". Downing College Cambridge. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
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