André Piganiol
French historian of classical antiquity
About André Piganiol
Lived 1883 – 1968 (aged 85). André Piganiol was a French university teacher, secondary school teacher, historian, archaeologist, epigrapher and historian of classical antiquity.
André Piganiol (17 January 1883 – 24 May 1968) was a French historian and archaeologist.
He was a professor at the University of Strasbourg and at the Sorbonne, then in 1942 became a professor of Roman civilisation at the Collège de France.
Published works L'Impôt de capitation sous le Bas-Empire (1916) Essai sur les origines de Rome (1917) Recherches sur les jeux romains : notes d'archéologie et d'histoire religieuse (1923) La Conquête romaine (1927) Esquisse d'histoire romaine (1931) L'Empereur Constantin (1932) Histoire de Rome (1934) L'Empire chrétien, 325-395 (1947) Les Documents cadastraux de la colonie romaine d'Orange (1962) Le sac de Rome (1964) Scripta varia (3 volumes, 1973)
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French historian of classical antiquity (1883–1968)
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André Piganiol was born on 17 January 1883 in Le Havre.
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André Piganiol died on 23 May 1968 in Paris.
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André Piganiol was a university teacher, secondary school teacher, historian, archaeologist, epigrapher and historian of classical antiquity.
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André Piganiol was French.
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