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Harold Drake

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Ancient Rome


Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1970

Office: HSSB 3260 Hours:
Fax: (805) 893-8795
Email: drake@history.ucsb.edu

I teach the range of Roman history from early Republic to Late Empire, but my specialized work lies in the fourth century AD. In general, my interests cluster around questions of historiography and the realignment of interests and identities that followed from the conversion of the emperor Constantine to Christianity.

Research and Teaching Interests

  • Ancient Rome, Christians and Pagans, Western Civilization to AD 1050

Current Projects

  • "Topographies of Power in Late Aniquity"
  • Polis to Oikoumene: The Nature of Change in Late Antiquity
  • Religious Violence and Coercion in Late Antiquity

Selected Publications

  • Constantine and the Bishops: The Politics of Intolerance. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.
  • "The Impact of Constantine on Christianity," in The Cambridge Companion to theAge of Constantine (2005)
  • Violence in Late Antiquity: Perceptions and Practices. Aldershott: Ashgate, 2006.
  • "The Church, Society and Political Power," in The Cambridge History of Christianity, v. 2 (2007)

Honors and Professional Activities

  • Outstanding Teaching Award, Associated Students, 1973
  • ASUCSB Outstanding Teaching Award, 1974
  • NEH Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1975-6
  • Harold J. Plous Memorial Award, Outstanding Assistant Professor, Academic Senate (1976)
  • Mortar Board Professor of the Year, 1986-7
  • Senior Fellow, Annenberg Research Institute, Philadelphia, 1991-2
  • Distinguished Teaching Award, UCSB Alumni Association, 1995-6
  • Outstanding Graduate Mentor, Academic Senate, 2006-7