Michel Christol (25 October 1942, Castelnau-de-Guers) is a French historian, specialist of ancient Rome, and particularly epigraphy.

Biography

Born in Herault, Michel Christol attended high school in Béziers then his university studies in Montpellier.[1] A student of Hans-Georg Pflaum,[1][2] Michel Christol devoted his thesis to the crisis of the Roman Empire under Valerian and Gallienus under the direction of William Seston then Charles Pietri, and defended it under the presidency of André Chastagnol. He became professor at the University of Paris-I in 1983, a position he held until his retirement in 2008.[3]

In addition to his teaching duties, Michel Christol was director of the Publications de la Sorbonne from 1989 until 2000, as well as president of Gallia (journal) [fr].[1]

Author of textbooks, including one co-written with Daniel Nony, constantly re-edited since its first publication in 1974, Michel Christol is an expert on Roman political history and the province of Gallia Narbonensis. He is known for his analyzes of epigraphic sources, particularly in terms of onomastics and prosopography.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c According to Maria Luisa Bonsangue and Christine Hoët-van Cauwenberghe, « Avant-propos » in Michel Christol, Une histoire provinciale. La Gaule narbonnaise de la fin du IIe siècle av. J.-C. au IIIe siècle ap. J.-C., Paris, Publications de la Sorbonne, 2010, p. 5-7. Read online
  2. ^ a b According to the recension of Michel Christol's book Une histoire provinciale, La Gaule narbonnaise de la fin du IIe siècle av. J.-C. au IIIe siècle ap. J.-C., by Jacques Gascou in Revue archéologique, 2/2011 (n° 52), Read online.
  3. ^ According to his resume

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