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Dr. James Tan is a Senior Lecturer in Roman History at the University of Sydney's Department of Classics and Ancient History, within the School of Arts and Social Sciences. He holds a BA Hons and MPhil from the University of Sydney, an MA and MPhil from Columbia University, and a PhD in Classics from Columbia University. His research focuses on the political, economic, and social history of the Roman Republic, particularly elites' dominance, economic change, and methodological approaches to studying antiquity.
Current research projects include analyses of taxation systems (Tributum), spatial reforms in voting institutions, climate change impacts on Roman society, and elite leadership during civil wars. He has taught at Union College and Hofstra University in the U.S., covering ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern history. Tan is affiliated with the SSSHARC research group and the Vere Gordon Childe Centre.
His publications include the monograph *Power and Public Finance at Rome (264–49 BCE)* (Oxford University Press, 2017) and recent contributions to volumes like *Making the Middle Republic* (2023) and *A Community in Transition* (2022). His work bridges classics, history, and sociology.
Recent grants include collaborative projects on AI and education (2024). He advises Nicole Duncan on her research into contested leadership models in Rome's transition from republic to autocracy.
