Mark Anderson
Senior Lecturer of History | Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, 90045-2659, CA, UNITED STATES
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Biography
Mark Anderson earned his B.A. in History and English Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles and his M.A. in Religion from Yale Divinity School. He received his Ph.D. in Roman History from Yale University. He also taught Greek and Roman history and the history of early Christianity at the California State University, San Bernardino before joining LMU. Professor Anderson's current book project is entitled Hospitals, Hospices, and Poor-shelters: A Late Ancient Health and Welfare System, while his recent publications include, "Christianizing the Planetary Week and Globalizing the Seven-Day Cycle" in Studies in Late Antiquity (2019) and "Mistranslations of Josephus and the Expansion of Public Charity in Late Antiquity" in Early Medieval Europe (2017), which won that journal's prize for the best essay of the year.
Education (3)
Yale University: Ph.D., Roman History 2012
Yale Divinity School: M.A.R., Early Christianity 2006
University of California, Los Angeles: B.A., History and English Literature 2002
Areas of Expertise (5)
Later Roman Empire
Early Medieval Europe
Ancient Medicine
Health and Welfare
Calendrics
Accomplishments (1)
Early Medieval Europe Best Essay Prize (professional)
2019-08-29
Award for the best article published by the historical journal Early Medieval Europe in a given year
Affiliations (5)
- American Historical Association
- American Academy of Religion
- North American Patristics Society
- Pacific Partnership in Late Antiquity
- Society for Classical Studies
Languages (8)
- Greek
- Latin
- Syriac
- Coptic
- French
- German
- Italian
- Spanish
Courses (5)
Premodern World History
Lower Division
Ancient Greece
Lower Division
Ancient Greek Medicine
Upper Division
Ancient Rome
Lower Division
Wealth and Poverty in the Ancient Mediterranean
Upper Division
Articles (3)
Christianizing the Planetary Week and Globalizing the Seven-Day Cycle
Studies in Late AntiquityMark Anderson, “Christianizing the Planetary Week and Globalizing the Seven-Day Cycle” in Studies in Late Antiquity 3.2 (2019): 128-191
Mistranslations of Josephus and the Expansion of Public Charity in Late Antiquity
Early Medieval EuropeMark Anderson
"Mistranslations of Josephus and the Expansion of Public Charity in Late Antiquity” in Early Medieval Europe 25.2 (2017): 139-161
“”What’s Taters, Precious?” Food in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings
Imago Temporis: Medium AevumMark Anderson and Paul Freedman
“”What’s Taters, Precious?” Food in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings” in Imago Temporis: Medium Aevum 6 (2012): 339-350
