Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton | |
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![]() Broughton in 1939. | |
Born | Corbetton, Ontario, Canada | February 17, 1900
Died | September 17, 1993 | (aged 93)
Alma mater | University of Toronto (B.A., 1921) Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D., 1928) |
Occupation(s) | professor, classical scholar, Roman historian, author |
Known for | Latin prosopography; Magistrates of the Roman Republic |
Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton, FBA (/ˈbrɔːtən/; 17 February 1900 – 17 September 1993) was a Canadian classical scholar and leading Latin prosopographer of the twentieth century.[1] He is especially noted for his definitive three-volume work, Magistrates of the Roman Republic (1951-1986).[2]