WILLIAM
M. MURRAY
Mary and Gus
Stathis Endowed Assoc. Prof. of Greek History
Director, Interdisciplinary
Center for Hellenic Studies, University of South Florida
4202 E Fowler
Ave., SOC 107, Tampa, FL 33620-8100
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EDUCATION
1970-74:
B.A. (with highest distinction, ?BK) in History, The Pennsylvania
State University.
1973:
Summer Session II, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece.
1978-80:
Regular Member and Vanderpool Fellow, American School of Classical Studies
at Athens, Greece.
1974-82:
Ph.D. in Ancient History, University of Pennsylvania (Doctoral Dissertation:
TheCoastal Sites of Western Akarnania: A Topographical-Historical Survey;
Readers: A.J.Graham, N.G.L. Hammond, J.D. Muhly).
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TEACHING/RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS
Lecturer,
University of Pennsylvania: 1977, 1981-82.
Assistant
Professor, University of South Florida: 1982-86.
Gertrude
Smith Professor (Director of Summer Session), American School of Classical
Studies at Athens: 1986.
Associate
Professor, University of South Florida: 1987-present.
Whitehead
Visiting Professor, American School of Classical Studies at Athens: 1995-96.
Maurice
Hatter Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Haifa: 1997 (summer).
Mary
and Gus Stathis Endowed Assoc. Professor of Greek History: 2000 to present.
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AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Greek
History and Archaeology, Ancient Greek and Roman Naval History, Ancient
Seafaring.
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PUBLICATIONS: Monographs and Major Works
1.Octavian's
Campsite Memorial for the Actian War, Vol. 79, part 4 of Transactions ofthe
American Philosophical Society (Philadelphia 1989).
2.Epirus
and Acarnania = Map 54 in R.J.A. Talbert, ed., Barrington Atlas of the
Greek and Roman World. (Princeton Univ. Press), forthcoming.
Articles, Chapters
3."The
Coastal Sites of Western Akarnania: A Topographical-Historical Survey,"
in Archaeological Survey in the Mediterranean Area, D.R. Keller and D.W.
Rupp, eds., Vol. 155 of British Archaeological Reports, International Series
(1983) 219-22.
4."The
Ancient Dam of the Mytikas Valley," American Journal of Archaeology 88
(1984)195-203.
5."The
Ancient Harbour of Palairos," in Harbour Archaeology, A. Raban, ed., Vol.
257 of British Archaeological Reports, International Series (1985) 67-80.
6."The
Location of Nasos and its Place in History," Hesperia 54 (1985) 97-108.
7."The
Weight of Trireme Rams and the Price of Bronze in Fourth-Century Athens,"
Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies 26 (1985) 141-50.
8."Do
Modern Winds Equal Ancient Winds?," Mediterranean Historical Review 2 (1987),139-67.
9."The
Ancient Harbour Mole at Leukas, Greece," in Archaeology and Coastal Changes,Proceedings
of the First International Symposium on Harbours, Port Cities and Coastal
Topography, Haifa, Israel, Sept. 22-29, 1986, A. Raban, ed., Vol. 404 of
British Archaeological Reports, International Series (1988) 101-18.
10.
"The Spoils of Actium," Archaeology 41.5 (1988) 28-35.
11.
"The Provenience and Date: The Evidence of the Symbols," in The Athlit
Ram, L. Cassonand J.R. Steffy, eds. (College Station, TX, 1991) 51-66.
12.
"The Classification of the Athlit Ship: A Preliminary Report," in The Athlit
Ram, L. Casson and J.R. Steffy, eds. (College Station, TX, 1991) 72-75.
13.
"Die Alte Sperre von Alyzeia (Akarnania, Griechenland)," in Historische
Talsperren, Vol.2, G. Garbrecht, ed. (Stuttgart, 1991) 45-63.
14.
"Le trophée naval de la victoire d'Actium," in Marine Antique, No.
183 of Les Dossiers d'Archéologie (Juin 1993) 66-73.
15.
"Een nieuwe kijk op de Slag bij Actium" (A New Perspective on the Battle
of Actium),in Lampas, ed. F. Meijer, Vol. 26.3 (1993) 206-23.
16.
"Ancient sailing winds in the eastern Mediterranean: the case for Cyprus,"
Proceedings of the International Symposium "Cyprus and the Sea," 1993,
V. Karageorghis and D. Michaelides, eds. (Nicosia, 1995) 33-44.
17.
"Polyremes from the Battle of Actium: Some Construction Details," Tropis
IV, Proceedingsof the 4th International Symposium on Ship Construction
in Antiquity, 1991, H. Tzalas, ed.(Athens, 1996) 335-50.
18.
"Polyereis and the Role of the Ram in Hellenistic Naval Warfare," Tropis
V, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Ship Construction
in Antiquity, 1993, H. Tzalas, ed. (Athens, 1999) 299-308.
19.
"Observations on the 'Isis' Fresco at Nymphaion," Tropis VII, Proceedings
of the 7th International Symposium on Ship Construction in Antiquity, 1999,
H. Tzalas, ed., forthcoming.
20.
"Reconsidering the Battle of Actium: The Results of the 1993 Underwater
Survey off Actium,"Proceedings of the Eleventh Naval History Symposium,
United States Naval Academy (October 21 - 23, 1993), forthcoming.
Dictionary Entries in Major Publications (Oxford, British Museum)
21.
Contributor to S. Hornblower and A. Spawforth, eds., The Oxford Classical
Dictionary, 3rd ed. (Oxford, 1996).[entries:
1) Actium, 2) Acarnan, 3) Acarnania, 4) Achelous,
5) Nicopolis, 6) Acheron, 7) Ephyra / Nekyomanteion,
8) Oeniadae, 9) Pleuron, 10) Aetolous, 11)
Anticyra, 12) Amphissa, 13) Naupactus, 14) Ionian
Sea, 15) Adriatic Sea,
16) Ithaca, 17) Aetolia, 18)
Cassope, 19) Callipolis, 20) Cephallenia, 21) Zacynthus,
22) Corcyra]
21a.
Encyclopedia entry: "Nicopolis" included in The Oxford Companion to Classical
Civilization (Oxford, 1998).
22.Contributor
to J.P. Delgado, ed., Encyclopedia of Underwater and Maritime Archaeology
(British Museum Press: London, 1997).[entries:
1) Athlit Ram, 2) Actian Naval Monument]
Review Articles
23.
"The evolution of a public image: Actium and Augustus," in Journal of Roman
Archaeology (1997) 372-76.
24.
"The development and design of Greek and Roman Warships (399-30 BC)" in
Journal of Roman Archaeology 14 (1999) 520-25.
Book
Reviews
25.
Review of J. Morrison, ed., Age of the Galley (London, 1995) in International
Journal of Nautical Archaeology (March, 1996).
26.
Review of J. Morrison, Greek and Roman Oared Warships 399-30 BC in International
Journal of Nautical Archaeology 27.1 (1998) 81-83.
27.
Review of P.B. Kern's Ancient Siege Warfare (Indiana, 1999) in the Journal
of Military History 64.2 (2000) 515-16.
Archaeological
Reports
28.
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Vol. 48 (1993; publ. 1998) 314-16.
[=
"Actium Project," Archaiologikon Deltion, Chronika B'1, Vol. 48
(1993; publ. 1998) 314-16.]
29.
"Actium Project," in Archaeological Reports for 1994-95 (Athens,
1995) 32.
30.
"Actium Project," in Archaeological Reports for 1997-98 (Athens,
1998) 66-68.
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MAJOR PAPERS and INVITED LECTURES
1."Oiniadai's
Harbor Fortress, Polybius 4.65, and a New Survey," Archaeological Institute
of America, New Orleans, Dec. 1980.
2."An
Ancient Dam in Akarnania," Archaeological Institute of America, San Francisco,Dec.
1981.
3."Modern
Winds from Ancient Texts," American
Philological Association, San Francisco,
Dec. 1981.
4."The
Relative Rise in Sea Level Along Akarnania's Western Coast Since Antiquity,"
Archaeological Institute of America, Philadelphia, Dec. 1982.
5."The
Extraordinary Sale of Trireme Rams in 325/24 B.C.," American Philological
Association, Toronto, Dec. 1984.
6."The
Ship-Type of the Athlit Ram," Classical Association of the Middle West
and South, Minneapolis, April 1985.
7."The
Symbols on the Athlit Ram," Archaeological Institute of America, Washington,
D.C., Dec. 1985.
8."The
Ancient Harbor of Leukas," 1st International Symposium on Harbours, Port
Citiesand Coastal Topography, Haifa, Israel, September 1986.
9."Octavian's
War Memorial at Nikopolis," Archaeological Institute of America, San Antonio,
TX, Dec. 1986.
10.
"Architectural Propaganda: Octavian's Memorial for the Battle of Actium,"
Southern Conference on Classical and Mediterranean Archaeology, Florida
State University, March, 1987.
11.
"Lord of the Prows, Augustus and the Rostra of the Roman Forum," Southern
Conference on Class. and Mediterranean Archaeology, Emory University, April,
1988; and Archaeological Institute of America, Baltimore, Jan. 1989.
12.
"Ancient Warships from the Battle of Actium," Conference on Underwater
Archaeology, Broward County Archaeological Society, Ft. Lauderdale, Oct.
1989.
13.
"Augustus and the Historical Tradition of the Battle of Actium," American
PhilologicalAssociation, Boston, Dec. 1989.
14.
"Topography and History: Thuc. 3.7, the Location of Nerikos and the Death
of Phormio's son," Archaeological Institute of America, San Francisco,
Dec. 1990.
15.
Commentator, "Three Decades of Underwater Research at Caesarea Maritima,"
American Schools of Oriental Research, New Orleans, Nov. 1990.
16.
"Antony's Polyremes at Actium: Some Construction Details," Fourth International
Symposium on Ship Construction in Antiquity, Athens (Greece), August 28
- September 1, 1991.
17.
"New Evidence for the Battle of Actium," American Philological Association,
New Orleans, Dec. 1992.
18.
"Polyereis and the Role of the Ram in Hellenistic Naval Warfare," Fifth
InternationalSymposium on Ship Construction in Antiquity, Nauplia (Greece),
August 26 - 29, 1993.
19.
"Ancient sailing winds in the eastern Mediterranean: the case for Cyprus,"
InternationalSymposium "Cyprus and the Sea," Nicosia (Cyprus), September
27 - 30, 1993.
20.
"Reconsidering the Battle of Actium: The Results of the 1993 Underwater
Survey off Actium," Eleventh Naval History Symposium, United States Naval
Academy, October 21 - 23, 1993.
21.
"The Actium Project: A Search for Remains from the Battle of Actium," Archaeological
Institute of America, Washington, DC, Dec. 1993.
22.
"In Search of an Ancient Naval Battle: Theory and Method," Res Maritimae
1994: Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean (The 2nd International Symposium--"Cities
on the Sea"), Nicosia (Cyprus), October 18-22, 1994.
23.
"Evidence for Reconstructing the Battle of Actium: A Progress Report,"
American School of Classical Studies at Athens, January 1996.
24.
"Video and Digital Enhancement as a Study Aid for Archaeologists, Art Historians,
Epigraphers, and Ancient Historians," American School of Classical Studies
at Athens, February, 1996.
25.
"The Use of Catapults in Hellenistic Naval Warfare," 6th International
Symposium on Ship Construction in Antiquity, Lamia (Greece), August 1996.
26.
"Catapults and the Evolution of Hellenistic Naval Power," Hellenic Association
of Ancient Technology (EMAET), National Polytyechneion University (Athens,
Greece), October 1996.
27.
"The Leontophoros of Lysimachos," American Philological Association, New
York, December, 1996.
28.
"Promoting Hellenism at the Local Level: A Blueprint for Action," Educational
Forum of the American Foundation of Greek Language and Culture, Tampa March
1997.
29.
"Observations on the 'ISIS Fresco' at Nymphaion," 7th International Symposium
on Ship Construction in Antiquity, Pylos (Greece), August 2000.
30.
"Greek and Roman Naval Power," Naval War College, Newport Rhode Island,
March, 2000.
PAPERS DELIVERED AT VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES (since
1996)
1996
"In
Search of the Battle of Actium" delivered to the South Florida Society
of the Archaeological Institute of America, Broward Community College,
November 1996.
1997
"The
Search for the Battle of Actium," University of Oklahoma (2/24/97)
"The
Athlit Ram: Important New Evidence for the Reality of Ancient Sea Battles,"
Institute for Nautical Archaeology, Texas A&M University (2/25/97)
"The
Role of Naval Power in the Hellenistic Period,"College
of the Holy Cross (3/11/97).
"Cameras,
Robots & Romans: The Latest Underwater Discoveries from the Battle
of Actium," College of the Holy Cross (12/6/97).
1998
"It's
Greek to Me: Or Is It?"Sarasota
Institute of Lifetime Learning(1/28/98).
"Hellenism
and 'Classical Civilizations'at
USF," Educational Forum of the American Foundation of Greek Language and
Culture, Tampa (3/6/98).
"The
Search for the Battle of Actium," Miami University (4/10/98), University
of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (4/11/98), Creighton University, Omaha, NE (4/12/98).
1999
"Put
Yourselves in their Sandals: Athens, Delphi, and the Audience of the FirstPerformance,"
University of South Florida (11/8/99).Presented
before a USF Theater Production of Euripides' Ion.
Organizer
of Panel for the Annual Educational Forum of the AFGLC titled "ICHS Programs
and Plans." (3/5/99).
"Starting
an ICHS at USF: Working from our Strengths," Fourth Annual Educational
Forum of the American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture, Tampa
(3/5/99).
"High
Tech and High Stakes: Naval Power in the Hellenistic Age," Annual Meeting
of CAMWS and the Cleveland Archaeological Society, Case Western Reserve
University (4/14/99).
2000
Organizer
of Panel for the Annual Educational Forum of the AFGLC titled "The Opening
of the ICHS at USF: Existing and Developing Program." (3/10/00).
"Beginning
the Building Process: The Year in Review," Fifth Annual Educational Forum
of the American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture, Tampa (3/10/00).
"In
Search of the Battle of Actium," Univ. of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (4/2/00);
Univ. of Iowa (4/3/00); Univ. of Michigan (4/400).
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HONORS, AWARDS, GRANTS
Undergraduate
and Graduate: ??? (Arts and Sciences), ??? (History Honorary), R.E. Dengler
Memorial Award (Penn State Classics Award), ???, Ashton Fellowship (Univ.
of Penna.), Eugene Vanderpool Fellowship (ASCSA).
Professional:
NEH Summer Stipend (1983, 1995); ACLS Grant-in-Aid (1983); Arch. Inst.
of Amer. Olivia James Traveling Fellowship, 1983-84; Amer. Philosoph. Soc.
Grant, 1986, 1991 (returned), 1993; Kress Fnd. Grant, 1991 (returned).
University
of South Florida:
Research
and Creative Scholarship Grants, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1999.
Research
and Development Grants, 1984, 1985, 1990.
Foreign
Travel, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1999.
Publication
Expense, 1987.
DSR
and CAS Support of The Actium Project, 1992/93, 1994, 1997.
USF
Teaching Awards:
Distinguished
Teaching Award, 1990.
Teaching
Incentive Award, 1994.
Archaeological
Institute of America, Long Island Society: Fieldwork Grant, 1994.
Phi
Kappa Phi (USF Chapter) Scholar-Artist Award, 1995.
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Field Projects:
Area
Supervisor, Caesarea Anc. Harbor Exc. Proj., 1983 (staff member, 1980).
Director,
Akarnania Coastal Survey Project, University of South Florida, 1983.
Director,
Rostrate Wall Survey Project (at Nikopolis), 1986.
Co-Director,
East Lokris Survey Project (with Prof. John E. Coleman of Cornell University),
1988, 1989.
American
Director, The Actium Project (with Dr. Elpida Hadjidaki and Mr. D. Kazianis,
Greek Ministry of Culture, Department of Marine Antiquities) 1993, 1994.
Director,
The Actium Project, 1997.
Project
Historian, Tekta? Burnu Shipwreck Excavation (George F. Bass, Director,
Institute of Nautical Archaeology) 1999, 2000.
Committees and Consulting:
Historical
and Archaeological Consultant to the Tampa Museum for the exhibition"Styles
and Lifestyles of the Ancient World: Art and Daily Life in Egypt, Greece
and Rome," 1983.
Member,
Acquisitions Committee (sub-committee for antiquities), The TampaMuseum
of Art, 1984 - 1986.
Tampa
Representative of the National Maritime Museum, Haifa, Israel, for the
Exhibit "Crossroads of the Ancient World--Israel's Archaeological Heritage,"
1986.
Member
of the Managing Committee, The American School of Classical Studiesat Athens,
1984 - present.
Member,
Committee on the Summer Sessions, American School of ClassicalStudies at
Athens, 1988 - 1992.
Member,
Executive Committee, American Schoiol of Classical Studies at Athens,1995
- 99.
Chair
of the Underwater Archaeology Committee (1993-99; member, 1990-92),Archaeological
Institute of America.
Offices, Lectureships:
Secretary
Treasurer, Alumni Association of the American School of ClassicalStudies
at Athens and Member (ex officio) of Alumni Council, 1988 - 1991.
President
and Founder, Tampa Bay Society of the Archaeological Institute of America,
1987 - present.
National
Traveling Lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America, 1989 -
2000.
McCann-Taggart
Lecturer in Underwater Archaeology, Archaeological Instituteof America,
1994.
Manuscript
Referee for American Journal of Archaeology, Journal of Roman Archaeology,International
Journal of Nautical Archaeology, West Publishing Company, E.J. Brill, Univ.
of Texas Press.
Grant
referee for the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Geographic
Society and the Guggenheim Foundation.
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Association
of Ancient Historians
Archaeological
Institute of America
American
Philological Association
Society
of Ancient Military Historians
Classical
Association of the Middle West and South
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UNIVERSITY SERVICE and ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
Library
Representative, Department of History, 1983 - 1989.
Faculty
Representative, University Space Utilization Committee, 1984 - 1986.
Member,
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Faculty Council, 1986 - 1988(also
member, Committee on Committees, 1986 - 1987; member, Executive Committee,
1987 - 88).
Sponsor
for the following speakers through the University Lecture Series:
Robert
L. Hohlfelder (1984), N.G.L. Hammond (1986), Joseph Ringel (1986), J.S.
Morrison (1987), Ernst-Ludwig Schwandner (1988), Clairy Palyvou (1990).An
average of 6 speakers per year have been sponsored since 1987 under the
aegis of the Tampa Bay Society of the Archaeological Institute of America.
Sponsor
of Prof. John Malakasis, Visiting Scholar in Balkan History from the University
of Ioannina, Northern Greece (Spring 1994).
Co-Organizer
(with Suzanne P. Murray) of the Third Annual Southern Conference on Mediterranean
Archaeology, held at the University of South Florida on March 9-11, 1989
[sponsored by the Department of History, College of Social and Behavioral
Sciences, Division of Sponsored Research, University Lecture Series, Tampa
Museum of Art, and Tampa Bay Society of the Archaeological Institute of
America].
Member,
Executive Council, Department of History, 1990 - 1992, 1994 - 95, 1999-2001.
Member,
Classics Evaluation Committee, 1991.
Faculty
Advisor, Hellenic Student Association, 1991 - 1994.
Chair,
Classical Civilizations Curriculum Committee, 1994, 1998.
Member,
Dean's Advisory Council, College of Arts and Sciences, 1996-98.
Member,
College Cumputing Committee, 1997 - present.
Graduate
Coordinator and Chair of the Graduate Committee, Department of History,
1990 - 2000.
Coordinator
of Interdisciplinary Classical Civilizations, 2000 - present.
Director,
Interdisciplinary Center for Hellenic Studies, University of South Florida,
2000 - present.