Earnest Cary

Earnest Cary
Born25 February 1879
Scientific career
FieldsClassics

Earnest Cary (born 25 February 1879) was an American classicist, historian, and translator of classical works.

Early life

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He was born on 25 February 1879 in Beemer, Nebraska.[1]

Education

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He completed his bachelor's degree from Gates College in classics. He also received a AB and PhD from Harvard University.[2]

His doctoral dissertation supervisor was John Williams White.[citation needed]

Career

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He has served as teacher of classics at Harvard University.[3]

He has translated a number of classical works, most notably those of Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Cassius Dio.[4]

He has frequently collaborated with Herbert Baldwin Foster.[5]

Selected works

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His notable books include:

  • Dio's Roman History (translated by Earnest Cary)[6][7]
  • Roman Antiquities by Dionysius of Halicarnassus (translated by Earnest Cary)[8][9][10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cary, Earnest (1879-) | ΟΜΗΡΟΣ". omiros.library.ucy.ac.cy. University of Cyprus. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "Wayback Machine". legacy-www.math.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "LacusCurtius • Cassius Dio's Roman History". penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "LacusCurtius • Cassius Dio's Roman History". penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  5. ^ "Roman history Dio Cassius; with an English translation by Earnest Cary and Herbert B. Foster". primo.getty.edu. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  6. ^ Lowe, C. G. (1931). "Review of Dio's Roman History: With an English Translation". Classical Philology. 26 (1): 117. ISSN 0009-837X. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  7. ^ Misener, Geneva (1918). "Review of Dio Cassius". Classical Philology. 13 (4): 420. ISSN 0009-837X.
  8. ^ McDonald, A. H. (1949). "The Loeb Dionysius". The Classical Review. 63 (2): 56–57. ISSN 0009-840X. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  9. ^ McDonald, A. H. (1952). "The Loeb Dionysius Completed". The Classical Review. 2 (3/4): 163–165. ISSN 0009-840X. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  10. ^ Ohl, Raymond T. (1950). "Halicarnassian in Rome". The Classical Journal. 45 (8): 406–408. ISSN 0009-8353. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
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