Werner Eck

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Werner Eck (born 17 December 1939) is Professor of Ancient History at Cologne University, Germany, and a noted expert on the history and epigraphy of imperial Rome. [1] His main interests are the prosopography of the Roman ruling class (Magistrates, Senate) and the ancient city of Cologne, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium. He also researched the Bar Kokhba Revolt from the Roman point of view. [2]

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  1. Eck, W. (2007) The Age of Augustus. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell, cover notes. ISBN   978-1-4051-5149-8
  2. Eck, Werner, “The Bar Kokhba Revolt: The Roman Point of View,” JRS 89 (1999), pp. 76-89

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