Richard Duncan-Jones

Richard Phare Duncan-Jones, FBA, FSA (14 September 1937–2024) was a British historian of the ancient world who specialises 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 is 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.

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)