JACK L. CARGILL (Vita revised Fall 2006)

Dept. of History, Rutgers University, 16 Seminary Pl., New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1108

Office Phone: (732) 932-6740; FAX: (732) 932-6763

E-mail: jcargill@rci.rutgers.edu; Website: http://fas-history.rutgers.edu/jcargill

Birthdate: May 19, 1941 (Texas), U.S. Citizen

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Ancient History and Archaeology, 1977

Regular Member, American School of Classical Studies, Athens, 1973-74

Special Student, Pacific School of Religion (Grad. Theol. Union), Berkeley, 1966-67

B.A., M.A., University of Texas, Austin, U.S. History, 1963 and Jan. 1966

Post-Ph.D. work, Univ. of California, Irvine, Grad. School of Management, 1979-80

EMPLOYMENT:

Rutgers University, Department of History, Professor of Greek History, 1995-; Acting Undergraduate Director, Spring 1990; Associate Professor, 1985-95; Assistant Professor, 1981-85

Rutgers University, Department of Classics and Archaeology, Acting Chair and Co-Graduate Director, Spring 1986

St. Thomas Collegiate High School, Houston, Department of History, 1980-81

U.C.L.A., Department of History, Visiting Lecturer, 1979-80

University of California, Irvine, Department of Classics, Lecturer, 1977-79

University of California, Berkeley, Dept. of History, Acting Instructor, Spr. 1977

San Jose State University, Departments of History and Humanities, Lecturer, Spring 1976 and 1976-77 (including teaching at Fort Ord extension campus, Fall 1976)

San Francisco State University, Department of History, Lecturer, 1975-76

University of California, Berkeley, Dept. of History, Teaching Assistant, 1970-71 and 1972-73

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Department of History, Lecturer, 1965-66

GRANTS AND AWARDS, HONORS:

Research Leave Time, Rutgers, Spring 1985, Spring 1989, Fall 1993, Spring 2001, Spring 2005

Research Council Grants, Rutgers, 1992-93, 1985, 1983

Small research grants, History Department, 1990-91 and 1993-94

Honorarium and Expenses for Liberty Fund Symposium, Summer 1987

FASIP (Merit) raises, 1986, 1988, 1994-present

Calendar-year Appointment (pro-rated) for serving as Undergraduate Director, Department of History, Spring 1990

Calendar-year Appointment (pro-rated) for Chairing Classics and Archaeology Department, Spring 1986; also use of FAS Computer for Research Projects

Rutgers College Dean's Grant for "Masterpieces" Organization, 1986

Research Council Grant, Rutgers, for Spring 1985 work in Greece

Summer Research Fellowship, Rutgers, 1982

Grant for Dissertation Expenses, U.C. Berkeley, 1977

Dean's Fellowship, U.C. Berkeley, 1973-74 and 1974-75

Travel Grant for Study in Greece, U.C. Berkeley, 1973

Memorial Fellowship, U.C. Berkeley, 1971-72

Shedd Fellowship, Pacific School of Religion, 1966-67

University Fellowship, University of Texas, 1964-65

Several Undergraduate Scholarships, University of Texas

High Honors Graduate, Special Honors in History, University of Texas, 1963

Phi Beta Kappa, three other Honorary Societies, University Of Texas

PUBLICATIONS (post-Ph.D.) IN ANCIENT HISTORY AND OTHER FIELDS:

BOOKS:

Family, Feelings, Play, Politics, and Holy War, AuthorHouse, Bloomington, IN, 2005

Mercenary of the Gods: Memoirs of a Greek in Service to Judah and Egypt, Regina Books, Claremont, CA, 2004

Handbook for Ancient History Classes, Regina Books, Claremont, CA, 1997

Athenian Settlements of the Fourth Century B.C., E.J. Brill, Leiden, 1995

The Second Athenian League: Empire or Free Alliance?, University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London, 1981

Mobility for the Handicapped: Case Study in Public Policy, with G.J. “Pete” Fielding, Institute of Transportation Studies, Irvine, CA, 1980

ARTICLES:

“Abandonment, Stage Five” (poem with editor’s commentary), The Academician (Denmark) 5.1 (April 2006) 56-59.

“Death, War, Whimsy: More Poems on Ancient Themes”, Ancient World 35 (2004) 117-129

“Homage to Cavafy: Some Poems in Ancient Settings”, Ancient World 32 (2001) 217-231

“Ancient Israel in Western Civ Textbooks”, History Teacher 34.3 (May 2001) 297-326

"The Decree of Aristoteles: Some Epigraphical Details", Ancient World 27 (1996) 1- 12

"A Tribute: John Herbert Otwell", Pacific School of Religion Bulletin 65.3 (Winter 1988), p. 8

"Fourth-Century Athenian Citizen Colonies in the Aegean: An Aspect of Naval/Military Policy", in D.M. Masterson (general ed.), Naval History: The Sixth Symposium of the U.S. Naval Academy, Wilmington, 1987, pp. 32-38

"A Memorial Address for Sir Moses Finley", Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries 48 (1986) 65-74

"David in History: A Secular Approach", Judaism 35 (1986) 211-222

"Demosthenes, Aischines, and the Crop of Traitors", Ancient World 11 (1985) 75-85

"IG ii² 1 and the Athenian Kleruchy on Samos", Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 24 (1983) 321-332

"Hegemony, Not Empire: The Second Athenian League", Ancient World 5 (1982) 91-102

"The Nabonidus Chronicle and the Fall of Lydia: Consensus With Feet of Clay", American Journal of Ancient History 2 (1977) 97-116

BOOK REVIEWS:

Review of Frances Pownall, Lessons from the Past: The Moral Use of History in Fourth-Century Prose, for New England Classical Journal 31 (2004) 413-416

Review of P.J. Stylianou, A Historical Commentary on Diodorus Siculus Book 15, for American Journal of Philology 121 (2000) 483-487

Review of V.D. Hanson (ed.), Hoplites: The Classical Greek Battle Experience, for Classical World 86 (1993) 235

Review of E.N. Borza, In the Shadow of Olympus: The Emergence of Macedon, for American Journal of Philology 113 (1992) 452-454

Review of P. Green, Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age, for Classical World 85 (1992) 730-731

Review of R. Billows, Antigonos the One-Eyed and the Creation of the Hellenistic State, for Biography 14 (1991) 169-171

Review of Y. Garlan, Slavery in Ancient Greece, for AAH Newsletter no. 49 (October 1989) 3-4

Review of A. Gerolymatos, Espionage and Treason: A Study of the Proxenia in Political and Military Intelligence Gathering in Classical Greece, for American Historical Review 92 (1987) 105-106

Review of D. Kagan, The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition, for American Historical Review 88 (1983) 86-87

EDITING:

Editor, Association of Ancient Historians Newsletter, 1988-94

Member, Publications Committee, Publications of the AAH monograph series; involved in editing of Vol. 3 (1992) and Vol. 4 (1993)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Member of AAH, ASCSA Alumni Association

Former member of APA, FAH, AHA, AIA, CAAS

Member, APA Computer Advisory Committee, 1984-85

Elected Secretary-Treasurer (International), Association of Ancient Historians, 1988-91; re-elected for 1991-94

Member of Task Force on Ancient History (AAH body affiliated with Women's Classical Caucus), 1987

Rutgers University Representative, Managing Committee of the American School at Athens, 1981-91, 1996-2002

Elected Council Member of Alumni Association, American School at Athens, 1988-92

Senior Associate Member, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, for research in Greece, Summer 1983, Spring 1985

Participant, Liberty Fund Symposium on Athenian Democracy, Boston University, June 1987

Delivered Papers at AHA Convention, San Francisco (1989); APA/AIA Conventions, Cincinnati (1983), Philadelphia (1982), New Orleans (1980); Sixth Naval History Symposium, Annapolis (1983); AHA Pacific Coast Branch annual meeting, San Diego (1976)

Chaired Panels at AHA Convention, New York (1985); APA/AIA Conventions, Baltimore (1989), Philadelphia (1982); AAH Convention, Columbia, MO (2005)

Attended conventions of Classicists and/or Historians in: Ann Arbor, Annapolis, Atlanta, Baltimore, Banff, Berkeley, Boston, Boulder, Calgary, Chapel Hill, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbia (MO), Dallas, Dayton (OH), Fredericton (NB), Hamilton (Ont.), Los Angeles, Lubbock, Madison, Marconi Conference Center (Marshall, CA), Nashville, New Brunswick, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Princeton, Providence, Richmond, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Stanford, State College (PA), Urbana, Washington DC

Referee of numerous entire books and chapters of Ancient History textbooks, Western Civilization Textbooks, Collections of readings, etc., 1986-2006

Reader of several pre-publication book and article MSS for colleagues

Provided, 1997, at editor’s request, detailed comments and corrections for entry on Decree of Aristoteles in forthcoming third edition of Corpus of Attic Inscriptions

Anonymous reader for American Journal of Ancient History, Ancient World, Classical Antiquity, Classical Journal, Classical Philology, Echos du Monde Classique, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, Hesperia, Historia (Wiesbaden), 1980-present

Contributor of Ancient History questions to Educational Testing Service, Princeton, Fall 1984, Spring 1987

Devised Greek History Entrance Exam for American School at Athens, 1986

Participant in Colloquia, Institute for Advanced Study, 1981-84

Faculty Sponsor of UCI chapter, Classics Honorary Society, 1977-79

Outside reference for five promotion candidates at other universities

PAPERS, LECTURES, SPEECHES, PRESENTATIONS:

“Ancient Historian as Greek Mercenary and as Novelist”, Virginia Military Institute World History Program guest lecture, VMI, Lexington, VA, October 2006

“Greek Historian to Near Eastern Novelist(?): Why and How”, New Jersey Classical Association meeting at Rutgers University, October 2005

“Mercenary of the Gods and Whimsical Epigraphists: ‘Archon of Miletos’ and Cargill of Rutgers”, illustrated talk at Rutgers University Classics Department, December 2004

“Meet the Author”, book-signing session and talk at North Brunswick Barnes & Noble, November 2004

“How a Historical Study Became a Novel (Sort of): The Development of Mercenary of the Gods”, lecture to Classical Humanities Society of South Jersey, Richard Stockton College, November 2004

“The Violent Imposition of Intolerant Monotheism: Ancient Historian Creates a Skeptical Greek ‘Witness’ to the Process”, featured presentation at Longview (TX) Unitarian Fellowship, October 2004

“Writing History, Telling Stories: Historical Novel, Novelized History?”, presentation at Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, March 2004

“History, Poetry, Fiction: Maintaining Balance and Boundaries?”, presentation in panel honoring retirement of Prof. Raphael Sealey, Berkeley, July 2002

“Athenians Abroad and Non-Athenians at Home”, lecture in series “The Glory of Greece”, Camden County College, October 2000

“Revolution in Biblical History?”, all-day conference organized and led for RCHA High School Teachers Institute, Rutgers campus, November 1999

"The Athenian Navy", luncheon address at combined session of Classics Association of the Atlantic States / Naval History Symposium, Annapolis, October 1993

"Athenian Colonies", Lecture in series sponsored by Classical Humanities Society of South Jersey, at Stockton State College, October 1991

“Exporting Athenian Democracy", paper presented at panel on Revolution in Ancient Greece, AHA National Convention, San Francisco, December 1989

"Slide Lecture on Fifth-Century Conflicts", Annual Public Lecture Sponsored by Department of Classics, Gettysburg College, March 1989

"Greeks and Persians, Athenians and Spartans", Lecture in the Series "The Greek Genius from Homer to the Present", Alexander S. Onassis Center for Hellenic Studies, New York University, January 1989

"Sir Moses Finley (1912-1986): A Memorial Address", Eulogy delivered at Kirkpatrick Chapel, Rutgers Campus, November 1986

"Labraunda: Hekatomnid Buildings (especially the Andrones) and Associated Inscriptions", Report delivered on site (Western Turkey) to American School Tour Group, March 1985

"Demosthenes, Aischines, and the Crop of Traitors", Paper delivered at panel on Corruption in Greek and Roman Politics, APA/AIA Convention, Cincinnati, December 1983

"Fifth-Century Athens: Creative, Democratic, Imperialist", Slide Lecture presented at Senior Center, Basking Ridge, NJ, October 1984

"Athenian Presence in the Aegean, Fourth Century B.C.", Paper at Sixth Naval History Symposium, Annapolis, September 1983

"Gortyn Law Code", Report delivered on site (Crete) to American School Tour Group, July 1983

"Techniques and Problems in Greek Epigraphy", Report delivered at Epigraphical Museum, Athens, to American School Group, June 1983

"Samian Democrats and Athenian Colonists", Paper discussed by Rutgers Social History Group, February 1983

"Athenian Politics and the Kleruchy on Samos", Paper presented at panel on Personalities, Principles, and Politics in Athens, 403-322 B.C., APA/AIA Convention, Philadelphia, December 1982

"Women in the Ancient World", Talk presented to Literary/Cultural Club, Heights Bookstore, Houston, Summer 1981

"The Second Athenian League", Paper presented at panel on Alliance and Hegemony in Fourth-Century Greece, APA/AIA Convention, New Orleans, December 1980

"The Second Athenian League: Its Context, Organization, and Nature", Paper presented at panel on Dissertations in European History, AHA Pacific Coast Branch Meeting, San Diego, August 1976

Many presentations to undergraduate student groups, 1977-present

DEPARTMENTAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE AT RUTGERS:

Member, ad hoc promotion committee for Classics Dept., Rutgers, Fall 2004, promotion to Professor I

Numerous letters, op-ed columns, and interviews quoted in local and campus newspapers, appearances in television news broadcasts, concerning Rutgers administration policies, 1995-present

Appearances on local television and radio broadcasts reading important historical documents, 1996-present

President, New Brunswick chapter of Rutgers American Association of University Professors (faculty union), 1998-99 and 1999-2000

Vice-President, New Brunswick chapter of AAUP, 1997-98

Member of Rutgers AAUP Executive Council, 1997-2001

Editor, Rutgers AAUP Newsletter, 1999-2001

Co-counsel, AAUP Grievance procedure, 1999

Acting Undergraduate Director, Department of History, Spring 1990

Member, FAS Curriculum Committee and its Humanities Subcommittee, Spring 1990

Reorganized Ancient History course offerings for 1991 Catalogue; involved in devising Ancient History and Classics Joint Major, adopted by History Department in Spring 1992

Organized and introduced weekly coffee sessions with historians for undergraduates, Spring 1990

Member, College Avenue Campus Physical Master Planning Committee, 1990

Fellow, Recreation Policy Committee, Rutgers College, 1989

Outside Member, Classics Department Senior-level Search Committee, Fall 1987 - Fall 1988

Faculty Representative, Advisory Committee on Busch Campus Recreation Center, 1986-89

FAS Representative, AAUP Grievance Pool, 1986-87

Participant, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 1986-present

Full Member, Graduate Faculty, Spring 1986-present; Associate Member since Jan. 1984

Faculty Member, Rutgers College Judicial Board, 1985-1989

Acting Chair and Co-Graduate Director, Department of Classics and Archaeology, Spring 1986

Member, Executive Committee of FAS Chairs, Spring 1986

Lecturer and Section Leader in Arts & Sciences Interdepartmental "Masterpieces" Course, 1985-88

Candidate for Undergraduate Director, Dept. of History, Spring 1985

Reader of Exams and Theses by Ph.D. candidates, M.A. candidates, and Honors graduates, History, Classics, Art History, 1983-present

History Department Committees: Elections (1984-85, 2002), Roman History Search (1994-95), Executive (1987-89, Spr. 1990 ex officio), Undergraduate Education (1988-91, 1997, 2006-07, Chair Spr. 1990 ex officio), Teaching Effectiveness (1982-83, 1997-2000, Chair 1989-92), Planning (Spring-Fall 1983), Byzantine Search (Fall 1982)

COURSES TAUGHT AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, SINCE FALL 1981:

Graduate Classics Course:

190:685 Graduate Colloquium in Ancient History, F02, participant (team-taught)

Graduate History Courses:

510:537 Graduate Colloquium in Ancient History, F86

510:537 Problems, Ancient World, Sp90

Interdepartmental Undergraduate Courses:

Arts & Sciences 090:105 Masterpieces, F85, F86, F87, F88

Undergraduate "Mini-Courses" (1.5-unit):

510:172.04 Alexander and Ancient Warfare, Sp82

510:174.04 Living in Classical Athens, Sp82

510:290.10 Ancient History and Fiction, F84

510:291.04 Peloponnesian War and Greek Society, Sp87

510:293.04 Ancient History and Modern Literature, Sp87

Undergraduate History Courses (3-unit):

510:460 Seminar: Topics in Greek History, F83

510:326 Seminar: Athenian Democracy, Spartan Oligarchy, Sp91

510:326 Seminar: Greeks and Barbarians, Sp93

506:402 Seminar: Bibles and Historians, Sp96

506:402 Seminar: Ancient Israelite Kingdoms, Sp97

506:402 Seminar: Fourth-Century Greeks, Sp98

506:402 Seminar: Israel, Judah, and the Bible, Sp99

506:402 Seminar: Ptolemies, Seleukids, Jews, Romans, Sp00, Sp02

506:402 Seminar: The Age of Jeremiah, Sp03, Sp06

506:402 Seminar: Ancient Egypt and the Levant, Sp04

506:401 Seminar: Ancient History, Modern Fiction & Poetry, F06

508:200 Ancient Near East, Sp95, Sp96, Sp98, F99, F01, Sp03, F04, F05, Sp07

510:216 Ancient Near East (same course as 508:200), F82, Sp86, Sp90, Sp92

510:101 Development of Europe, F81, F82, F83, Sp84, F84, F85, Sp87, Sp88, F88, F89, F91, F92, F96, F97 (2 classes), F98, F99, F00, F01, F02, F03, F04

510:201 Ancient Greece, F82, F84, F87, F89, F90, F92, F94, F95, Sp97, Sp99, Sp00, Sp02, F05, F06

510:202 Ancient Rome, Sp91, Sp92

510:301 Greek History up to 403 B.C. (old numbering), F81, F83, F85

510:301 Early Greece, F00, F03

510:302 Greek History after 403 B.C. (old numbering), Sp82, Sp84, Sp86, F88

510:302 Classical Greece, F91, F94, F95, F98, F02, Sp06

510:303 Hellenistic World, Sp91, Sp93, Sp95, F96, Sp04, Sp07

510:304 Power Politics in Ancient Greece, Sp83

Graduate courses taught elsewhere:

"Greek Epigraphy and the Athenian Empire", Department of Classics, University of California, Irvine, 1979

"The Athenian Empire", Department of History, U.C.L.A., 1980

Many undergraduate courses at other universities, in Greek, Roman, and general European History (also Literature, the Greek language, Classical Archaeology, and Women in Antiquity)