James P. Sickinger Associate Professor Department of Classics Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-1510 Phone: 850-644-1091 Fax: 850-644-4073 Email: jsicking@fsu.edu

Biographical Sketch I grew up in New York and Connecticut and received an A.B. in Classics from Trinity College (Hartford, CT) and a Ph.D. in Classical Philology from Brown University. As a graduate student I spent three years at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens as both a regular and associate member. I came to Florida State University in 1993. From 2002 to 2005 I was the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Classical Studies at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Research Interests and Publications My research focuses on the civic functions of writing in the ancient Greek world, especially its uses in the administration of polis government. Much of this work draws on inscriptions, but its principal emphasis falls on documents that the Greeks wrote on wooden tablets and sheets of papyrus and housed in archives but that no longer survive. For a full list of my papers and publications see my CV. Teaching and Course Information At FSU I have taught everything from beginning Greek and intermediate Latin and Gender in Ancient Greece to graduate seminars in Greek epigraphy and the Attic Orators. For list of my recent courses, grading policies, and other related information, please go to my "Teaching" page. Classics Resources and Other Links Follow this link for online resources related to the study of classics and ancient history.