Affiliation: The University of Texas at Austin
Thomas Palaima is the Robert M. Armstrong Centennial Professor of Classics at the University of Texas, Austin, and he holds his degrees from the University of Wisconsin (Ph.D.) and Boston College. His areas of specialization are ancient Greek language, linear scripts and Aegean prehistory, the study of war and violence, and the historiography of prehistory. A past MacArthur Fellow, he has also received various awards for excellence in teaching, and has published widely.