Kathleen Coleman | |
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| Born | |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Cape Town (BA) University of Rhodesia (BA) Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (DPhil) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Classics |
| Institutions | Harvard University University of Cape Town Trinity College, Dublin |
Kathleen M. Coleman FBA is an academic and writer who is the James Loeb Professor of the Classics at Harvard University. Her research interests include Latin literature, history and culture in the early Roman Empire, and arena spectacles. Her expertise in the latter area led to her appointment as Chief Academic Consultant for the 2000 film Gladiator.