Liv Mariah Yarrow
Department Chairperson and Professor
Classics
Location: 2408 Boylan Hall
Phone: 718.951.5191
Fax: 718.951.4765
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Liv Mariah Yarrow is a Professor at the City University of New York , in Classics at Brooklyn College and in Classics and History at the Graduate Center. She earned a BA from the George Washington University and an MPhil and DPhil from the University of Oxford. Her books include Historiography at the End of the Republic: Provincial Perspectives on Roman Rule (Oxford 2006) and The Republic to 49 BCE: Using Coins as Sources (Cambridge 2020). She co-directs the Roman Republican Die Project with Dr. Lucia Carbone at the American Numismatic Society, preserving and expanding the work of Dr. Richard Schaefer.
Education:
Ph.D., University of Oxford - 2003 (Roman History)
M.Phil., University of Oxford - 2000 (Greek and Roman History)
B.A., George Washington University - 1998 (Classical Humanities)
Areas of Expertise:
You can learn more about her work at:
https://livyarrow.org/
Nearly all her publications are available, on that site as well as numerous blog posts about her on-going research.
Books and Publications
The Roman Republic to 49 BCE: Using Coins as Sources (Cambridge University Press) (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2020
"How to Read a Diodorus Fragment." Diodorus. Eds. L. Hau, A. Meeus and B. Sheridan. Peeters, Leuven. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2018
'Markers of Identity for Non-Elite Romans: A Prolegomenon to the Study of Glass Paste Intaglios', Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology 5.3 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2018
'Romulus' Apotheosis (RRC 392)', American Journal of Numismatics 29 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2018
'The Tree and Sunset Motif: The Long Shadow of Roman Imperialism on Representations of Africa', Classical Receptions (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2018
'The iconographic choices of the Minucii: Re-reading RRC 242 and 243', Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology 4.1 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2017
"Ulysses' Return and Portrayals of Fides on Republican Coins." Fides. Eds. M. Amandry, G. Bransbourg and P. Van Alfen. American Numismatic Society. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2015
"Heracles, Coinage, and the West: Three Hellenistic Case-Studies." The Hellenistic West. Eds. J. Quinn and J. Prag. Cambridge University Press. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2013
"Decem Legati: A Flexible Institution, Rigidly Perceived." Imperialism, Cultural Politics, and Polybius. Eds. C. Smith and L. Yarrow. Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2012
Yarrow, Liv and C. Smith. Polybius, Imperialism, and Cultural Politics: Studies in the History and Historiography of the Later Hellenistic Period. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2012
"Antonine Coinage." Oxford Handbook to Greco-Roman Coinage. Ed. B. Metcalf. Oxford University Press. (This is a double chapter treating for the first time imperial and provincial coinage in a holistic manner.) (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2011
"Focalized Universality: Contextualizing the Genre." Historiae Mundi: Studies in Universal Historiography. Eds. P. Liddell and A. Fear. Duckworth. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2010
"The Roman Republic to c. 49 BC." ANS-CUP Series Guides to Coinage of the Ancient World. Series ed. A. Meadow. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2010
"Prestwood B Hoard (Buckinghamshire)." Coin Hoards of Roman Britain 12. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2009
"Lucius Mummius and the Spoils of Corinth." Scripta Classica Israelica. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2006
Historiography at the End of the Republic: Provincial Perspectives on Roman Rule. Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2006
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Roman Republican Die Project, Co-PI with Lucia Carbone, American Numismatic Society, funded by the Arete Foundation (Grants and Fellowships) 2019
Kraay Visiting Scholar, Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom, summer. (Awards and Honors) 2006
Research Activities
Yarrow, Liv, C. Howgego and Volker Heuchert. "Roman Provincial Coinage Online Project." http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/about/team/. 2006
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
'The Strangeness of Rome's Early Heavy Bronze', The Long Fourth Century, Princeton University, 18 May 2019 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2019
"Dionysius and Rome's Failed Constitution", Historiography and the Failure of Empires Panel, 15th congress of the Fédération Internationale des Associations d'Études Classiques, London, 4-8 July 2019 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2019
'Ludi Apollinares on the Republican Coin Series', Celebrating the Divine - Roman Festivals in Art, Religion, and Literature, University of Virginia, 30-31 August 2019 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2019
'Coins, Kings, and Conquerors', Celia Fountain Symposium, University of Colorado, Boulder, April 5. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2016
'Mass Production and Markers of Identity: A Prolegomenon to the Study of Glass Pastes in the Roman Republic' Annual Meeting of the Association of Ancient Historians, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, May 6, (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2016
'Rome's Past in the Present Tense: Dionysius' very contemporary, ancient history', Dionysius Between Rhetoric and History, Yale Philology Day, October 17. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2015
"Tree and Sunset Motif: The long shadow of Roman imperialism on representations of Africa", The Wolfe Institute, Brooklyn College, December 4. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2014
"Capturing a Place: A (post-colonial) Reading of Numismatic Iconography" keynote address. Currencies Between Cultures. Warwick University. Coventry, United Kingdom, July 3. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014
"Writing History From Coins: Ulysses Redux." American Numismatic Society. July 16. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013
"Civil War as Foreign Conflict." Convegno Internazionale sulle Guerre Civili Romane degli anni 49-30 a.C. Margherita di Savoia, Italy, Oct. 23. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2012
"Numismatic Foundations: What Coins Say about Rome's Origins." Leeds University. Leeds, United Kingdom, April 18. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"Counting the Augustae: A Comparison of Imperial and Provincial Minting Practices." Archaeological Colloquium, CUNY Graduate Center. New York, Oct. 21. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011
"How to Read a Diodorus Fragment." Diodorus Siculus: Shared Myths, World Community, and Universal History. Glasgow, Scotland, Sept. 1. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2011
"The Revolt of the Libyans, 240BCE." North Africa and the Wider World: An Interdisciplinary Colloquium. The Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities, Brooklyn College. April 28. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2011
"Boards of Ten in the Later Republic." Annual Meeting of the Association of Ancient Historians. University of Utah in Salt Lake City. April 15-17. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2010
"The Opimian Myth: Cicero and the Language of Concordia." Language, Myth, and Society in the Ancient World -- The Brackenridge Classics Symposium. University of Texas at San Antonio. Nov. 6. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2010
"Boards of Ten: After the Fighting." Rome and the East: A Conference in Memory of Peter Derow. Oxford, United Kingdom, April 2-4. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2009
"Revisiting Faustus." Fordham University. New York, Dec. 7. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009
"Studying Antonine Coinage After RPC IV." ANS Graduate Summer Seminar. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009
"The Visual Rhetoric of Global Imperialism: Pinpointing Its Origins." New York University. Feb. 11. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009
Yarrow, L. and W. Powell. "Cross-disciplinary Experiential Learning: Practical Examples From a Commuter Campus." International Conference on the First-Year Experience. Montreal, July 20-23. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
"Alternative Armies: Blackwater and the Praetorian Guard," a Frederic Ewen Lecture in Civil Liberties (paired with a lecture by Peter W. Singer of the Brookings Institution). The Wolfe Institute, Brooklyn College. Oct. 16. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008
"Reckoning With Reliquiae." Triennial Classics Conference, The Joint Committee of the Greek and Roman Societies. Oxford, United Kingdom, Aug. 1. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008
"Team Teaching in Learning Communities for a Non-traditional Freshman Student Body." 27th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience. San Francisco, Feb. 18. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
"Accessing the Antonines." The Graduate Student Classics Society, Rutgers University. New Jersey, Oct. 25. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"Historical 'Universalism': Beyond the Constraints of Genre." International Conference on Universal History. University of Manchester. June 21. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"Faustus' Choice: A Lesson in Identity Construction From Republican Coinage." Princeton University. Nov. 17. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006
"Memories of Marius, 71-60 BC." Yale University. New Haven., Conn., Feb. 24. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006
"New Perspectives on Antonine Coinage." CUNY Graduate Center. New York, Oct. 26. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006
"Numismatic Evidence of the Hellenistic West." Ancient History Seminar. Oxford University. May 30. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006
Professional Leadership
Chair, Diversity Committee, Association of Ancient Historians (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2019
Co-organizer, Rome and the East: A Conference in Memory of Peter Derow, Oxford, United Kingdom, April 2-4. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2009
Pedagogical Achievements
Excellence in Teaching Award, Brooklyn College. 2008
