Richard Duncan-Jones

Richard Phare Duncan-Jones, FBA, FSA (14 September 1937 – 15 May 2024) was a British historian of the ancient world who specialised in Roman economy and society.

Early life and education Duncan-Jones was the son of philosopher Austin and playwright and literary scholar Elsie Duncan-Jones; his sister was the Shakespeare scholar Katherine Duncan-Jones. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and King's College, Cambridge (BA 1959, MA 1963, PhD 1965).

Career In 1963, he was elected a fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University. He was a college lecturer in classics and a Life Fellow of the college.

Death Duncan-Jones died on 15 May 2024, at the age of 86.

Works The economy of the Roman Empire (1974) Structure and scale in the Roman economy (1990) Money and government in the Roman Empire (1994) Power and privilege in Roman society (2016)