Tom Stevenson
Biographic Data
| ID | 745306 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tom Stevenson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tom |
| FAMILY NAME | Stevenson |
| SIGNATURE | STEVENSON T |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6219-802X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Eclipsed but not forgotten: Two lesser-known Australian expeditions to the 1922 total solar eclipse
When the centenary of the 1922 eclipse was celebrated in 2022, the focus was the absolute proof of Einstein’s theory of General Relativity achieved at Wallal in Western Australia by the Crocker expedition that had been led by William Campbell, the director of the Lick Observatory in California. This paper provides case studies of two lesser-known 1922 expeditions. The first case study is the Adelaide Observatory expedition to a remote sheep stati…
Spreading across the continent: The Astronomical Society of Australia 1966–2023
Australian astronomy has undergone huge changes since the middle of the twentieth century, when astronomers generally only had access to the observing facilities of their own institution. In this paper, we look at the changes in the context of the membership of the Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA), since its formation in 1966. Initially, the dominant institutions were the Australian National University, the University of Sydney and the CSI…
Gender diversity in Australian astronomy: The Astronomical Society of Australia 1966–2023
In this paper we examine the changes in the diversity of astronomers working in Australia, particularly the ratio of women compared to men, from 1966, when the Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA) was formed, to 2023. This was a pivotal time, as there was a significant change to workplace law that enabled women who worked for Commonwealth departments to retain their permanent position once they married. We consider the impact on gender diversi…
Polyaenus ( Strat. 8.23.5) and Caesar's British Elephant
Polyaenus ( Strat . 8.23.5) includes an armoured elephant in his description of Julius Caesar crossing a defended ford in Britain (54 b.c. ) – something found nowhere in Caesar's own Bellum Gallicum . From looking at a range of loci in the Strategica dealing with Caesar's military exploits in Celtic lands, it becomes clear that, instead of being the remnant of a now-lost source tradition, Polyaenus either based the elephant vignette on an underly…
Melbourne Observatory’s Astrographic Women: Star Measurers and Computers
In Australia a significant number of women were employed to measure, log and calculate the position of stars for the Astrographic Catalogue at Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth Observatories. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the Astrographic Catalogue was considered the most important astronomical work in Australia. This paper provides a background to the social, legal and gender-specific barriers women faced and then focu…
Eingegangene Bücher
Scipio Aemilianus (Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus)
A survey of the career of Scipio Aemilianus (cos. 147, 134 BC), concentrating on political and military events and his legacy for later political divisions at Rome.
Patria potestas
A survey of the outlines of patria potestas (“paternal power”) in ancient Rome, concentrating on its main legal, social, and ideological ramifications.
Appian on the Pharsalus Campaign: Civil Wars 2.48–91
Dreamtime Astronomy: Development of a New Indigenous Program at Sydney Observatory
The Australian National Curriculum promotes Indigenous culture in school education programs. To foster a broader appreciation of cultural astronomy, to utilise the unique astronomical heritage of the site, and to develop an educational program within the framework of the National Curriculum, Sydney Observatory launched Dreamtime Astronomy —a program incorporating Australian Indigenous culture, astronomy, and Sydney‟s astronomical history and heri…
Julius Caesar and the Transformation of the Roman Republic
Julius Caesar and the Transformation of the Roman Republic provides an accessible introduction to Caesar's life and public career. It outlines the main phases of his career with reference to prominent social and political concepts of the time. This approach helps to explain his aims, ideals, and motives as rooted in tradition, and demonstrates that Caesar's rise to power owed much to broad historical processes of the late Republican period, a vie…
Reverberations of Empire: Cicero, Caesar and the Post-Sullan Empire
Scipio Aemilianus (Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus)
Scipio Aemilianus (ca. 185–129 BCE ), also called Africanus the Younger, was the second of four sons born to Lucius Aemilius Paullus (cos. 182, 168), the conqueror of Macedon in the Third Macedonian War (171–168).
Patria potestas
Patria potestas ( lit . “paternal power” or “the power of a father”) was an extensive legal authority, proudly emphasized by late jurists as a distinctive feature of Roman culture (Gaius Institutes 1.55).
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia: New Approaches
This book began to take shape following a conference on the Statue of Zeus at Olympia held at the University of Queensland in July 2008. In line with the main themes of the conference, the book has two fundamental aims: the first is to recognise the unsurpassed reputation of the Zeus in antiquity, to move beyond the framework provided by the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and to treat the famous statue in depth, as befits its unique importan…
Women of Early Rome as Exempla in Livy, AB Urbe Condita , Book 1
This paper examines Livy's depiction of prominent women as exempla in book 1 of his history. It seems that the ideal public role of these women is to support the efforts of their men to make the Roman state strong and stable-a role which appears to be an elaboration of women's efforts with respect to their families. It is clear, however, that Livy complicates each exemplum and that the women generally fall short in this role, so that the overall …
Antony as ‘Tyrant’ in Cicero's First Philippic
This paper is concerned with the impact made on Mark Antony by Cicero's First Philippic . Although the speech outwardly maintains a conciliatory attitude, it certainly upset Antony. Scholars have noted criticism of Antony in the First Philippic , both political and personal in character, which would not have pleased him. The following discussion argues that there are numerous associations with the stock figure of the ‘tyrant’ which would have bee…
Readings of Scipio’s Dictatorship in Cicero’s De Re Publica (6.12)
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Sport and Festival in the Ancient Greek World
First launched at the time of the Athens Olympics, Sport and Festival in the Ancient Greek World has become a classic study in its field. The 15 illustrated chapters of this collection not only explore many aspects of the ancient Olympics and the rich programme of competitive festivals in democratic Athens but also the broader religious, social and political contexts in which sport and festival flourished in ancient Greece. The book shows how the…
Cavalry Uniforms on the Parthenon Frieze
In examining the horsemen on the Parthenon frieze, particularly those on the south side, several commentators have flirted more or less openly with the concept of a cavalry "uniform," either for different tribes or for different festivals. Through an examination of relevant literature, small-scale art, and the Parthenon frieze itself, I argue that the idea is without strong foundation. Literature, vases, and small-scale reliefs indicate that cava…
Parens Patriae And Livy's Camillus
The titles Parens Patriae and Pater Patriae seem to have been employed controversially in ideological battles of the late Republic, especially from the consulship of Cicero onwards. It seems clear that, among other ideas, these polyvalent titles were capable of evoking the traditional Greek antithesis between the good king (who behaves as a gentle father to his people) and the tyrant, but whereas it is the tyrant who kills citizens in Greek thoug…
Middle East Section: Anthropological Research in Yemen
The Ideal Benefactor and the Father Analogy in Greek and Roman Thought
When Cicero uncovered and suppressed the Catilinarian Conspiracy as consul in 63 B.c ., supporters hailed him ‘father of his country’ ( pater patriae ) and proposed that he be awarded the oak crown normally given to a soldier who had saved the life of a comrade in battle ( corona civica ). Our sources connect these honours with earlier heroes such as Romulus, Camillus and Marius, but the Elder Pliny writes as if Cicero was the first before Caesar…
The Ideal Benefactor and the Father Analogy in Greek and Roman Thought
When Cicero uncovered and suppressed the Catilinarian Conspiracy as consul in 63 B.c ., supporters hailed him ‘father of his country’ ( pater patriae ) and proposed that he be awarded the oak crown normally given to a soldier who had saved the life of a comrade in battle ( corona civica ). Our sources connect these honours with earlier heroes such as Romulus, Camillus and Marius, but the Elder Pliny writes as if Cicero was the first before Caesar…
Women of Early Rome as Exempla in Livy, AB Urbe Condita , Book 1
This paper examines Livy's depiction of prominent women as exempla in book 1 of his history. It seems that the ideal public role of these women is to support the efforts of their men to make the Roman state strong and stable-a role which appears to be an elaboration of women's efforts with respect to their families. It is clear, however, that Livy complicates each exemplum and that the women generally fall short in this role, so that the overall …
Julius Caesar and the Transformation of the Roman Republic
Julius Caesar and the Transformation of the Roman Republic provides an accessible introduction to Caesar's life and public career. It outlines the main phases of his career with reference to prominent social and political concepts of the time. This approach helps to explain his aims, ideals, and motives as rooted in tradition, and demonstrates that Caesar's rise to power owed much to broad historical processes of the late Republican period, a vie…
Antony as ‘Tyrant’ in Cicero's First Philippic
This paper is concerned with the impact made on Mark Antony by Cicero's First Philippic . Although the speech outwardly maintains a conciliatory attitude, it certainly upset Antony. Scholars have noted criticism of Antony in the First Philippic , both political and personal in character, which would not have pleased him. The following discussion argues that there are numerous associations with the stock figure of the ‘tyrant’ which would have bee…
Cavalry Uniforms on the Parthenon Frieze
In examining the horsemen on the Parthenon frieze, particularly those on the south side, several commentators have flirted more or less openly with the concept of a cavalry "uniform," either for different tribes or for different festivals. Through an examination of relevant literature, small-scale art, and the Parthenon frieze itself, I argue that the idea is without strong foundation. Literature, vases, and small-scale reliefs indicate that cava…
Parens Patriae And Livy's Camillus
The titles Parens Patriae and Pater Patriae seem to have been employed controversially in ideological battles of the late Republic, especially from the consulship of Cicero onwards. It seems clear that, among other ideas, these polyvalent titles were capable of evoking the traditional Greek antithesis between the good king (who behaves as a gentle father to his people) and the tyrant, but whereas it is the tyrant who kills citizens in Greek thoug…
The Ideal Benefactor and the Father Analogy in Greek and Roman Thought
When Cicero uncovered and suppressed the Catilinarian Conspiracy as consul in 63 B.c ., supporters hailed him ‘father of his country’ ( pater patriae ) and proposed that he be awarded the oak crown normally given to a soldier who had saved the life of a comrade in battle ( corona civica ). Our sources connect these honours with earlier heroes such as Romulus, Camillus and Marius, but the Elder Pliny writes as if Cicero was the first before Caesar…
Parens Patriae And Livy's Camillus
The titles Parens Patriae and Pater Patriae seem to have been employed controversially in ideological battles of the late Republic, especially from the consulship of Cicero onwards. It seems clear that, among other ideas, these polyvalent titles were capable of evoking the traditional Greek antithesis between the good king (who behaves as a gentle father to his people) and the tyrant, but whereas it is the tyrant who kills citizens in Greek thoug…
Middle East Section: Anthropological Research in Yemen
Sport and Festival in the Ancient Greek World
First launched at the time of the Athens Olympics, Sport and Festival in the Ancient Greek World has become a classic study in its field. The 15 illustrated chapters of this collection not only explore many aspects of the ancient Olympics and the rich programme of competitive festivals in democratic Athens but also the broader religious, social and political contexts in which sport and festival flourished in ancient Greece. The book shows how the…
Cavalry Uniforms on the Parthenon Frieze
In examining the horsemen on the Parthenon frieze, particularly those on the south side, several commentators have flirted more or less openly with the concept of a cavalry "uniform," either for different tribes or for different festivals. Through an examination of relevant literature, small-scale art, and the Parthenon frieze itself, I argue that the idea is without strong foundation. Literature, vases, and small-scale reliefs indicate that cava…
Readings of Scipio’s Dictatorship in Cicero’s De Re Publica (6.12)
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Antony as ‘Tyrant’ in Cicero's First Philippic
This paper is concerned with the impact made on Mark Antony by Cicero's First Philippic . Although the speech outwardly maintains a conciliatory attitude, it certainly upset Antony. Scholars have noted criticism of Antony in the First Philippic , both political and personal in character, which would not have pleased him. The following discussion argues that there are numerous associations with the stock figure of the ‘tyrant’ which would have bee…
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia: New Approaches
This book began to take shape following a conference on the Statue of Zeus at Olympia held at the University of Queensland in July 2008. In line with the main themes of the conference, the book has two fundamental aims: the first is to recognise the unsurpassed reputation of the Zeus in antiquity, to move beyond the framework provided by the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and to treat the famous statue in depth, as befits its unique importan…
Women of Early Rome as Exempla in Livy, AB Urbe Condita , Book 1
This paper examines Livy's depiction of prominent women as exempla in book 1 of his history. It seems that the ideal public role of these women is to support the efforts of their men to make the Roman state strong and stable-a role which appears to be an elaboration of women's efforts with respect to their families. It is clear, however, that Livy complicates each exemplum and that the women generally fall short in this role, so that the overall …
Scipio Aemilianus (Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus)
Scipio Aemilianus (ca. 185–129 BCE ), also called Africanus the Younger, was the second of four sons born to Lucius Aemilius Paullus (cos. 182, 168), the conqueror of Macedon in the Third Macedonian War (171–168).
Patria potestas
Patria potestas ( lit . “paternal power” or “the power of a father”) was an extensive legal authority, proudly emphasized by late jurists as a distinctive feature of Roman culture (Gaius Institutes 1.55).
Reverberations of Empire: Cicero, Caesar and the Post-Sullan Empire
Dreamtime Astronomy: Development of a New Indigenous Program at Sydney Observatory
The Australian National Curriculum promotes Indigenous culture in school education programs. To foster a broader appreciation of cultural astronomy, to utilise the unique astronomical heritage of the site, and to develop an educational program within the framework of the National Curriculum, Sydney Observatory launched Dreamtime Astronomy —a program incorporating Australian Indigenous culture, astronomy, and Sydney‟s astronomical history and heri…
Julius Caesar and the Transformation of the Roman Republic
Julius Caesar and the Transformation of the Roman Republic provides an accessible introduction to Caesar's life and public career. It outlines the main phases of his career with reference to prominent social and political concepts of the time. This approach helps to explain his aims, ideals, and motives as rooted in tradition, and demonstrates that Caesar's rise to power owed much to broad historical processes of the late Republican period, a vie…
Appian on the Pharsalus Campaign: Civil Wars 2.48–91
Scipio Aemilianus (Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus)
A survey of the career of Scipio Aemilianus (cos. 147, 134 BC), concentrating on political and military events and his legacy for later political divisions at Rome.
Patria potestas
A survey of the outlines of patria potestas (“paternal power”) in ancient Rome, concentrating on its main legal, social, and ideological ramifications.
Melbourne Observatory’s Astrographic Women: Star Measurers and Computers
In Australia a significant number of women were employed to measure, log and calculate the position of stars for the Astrographic Catalogue at Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth Observatories. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the Astrographic Catalogue was considered the most important astronomical work in Australia. This paper provides a background to the social, legal and gender-specific barriers women faced and then focu…
Eingegangene Bücher
Spreading across the continent: The Astronomical Society of Australia 1966–2023
Australian astronomy has undergone huge changes since the middle of the twentieth century, when astronomers generally only had access to the observing facilities of their own institution. In this paper, we look at the changes in the context of the membership of the Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA), since its formation in 1966. Initially, the dominant institutions were the Australian National University, the University of Sydney and the CSI…
Gender diversity in Australian astronomy: The Astronomical Society of Australia 1966–2023
In this paper we examine the changes in the diversity of astronomers working in Australia, particularly the ratio of women compared to men, from 1966, when the Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA) was formed, to 2023. This was a pivotal time, as there was a significant change to workplace law that enabled women who worked for Commonwealth departments to retain their permanent position once they married. We consider the impact on gender diversi…
Polyaenus ( Strat. 8.23.5) and Caesar's British Elephant
Polyaenus ( Strat . 8.23.5) includes an armoured elephant in his description of Julius Caesar crossing a defended ford in Britain (54 b.c. ) – something found nowhere in Caesar's own Bellum Gallicum . From looking at a range of loci in the Strategica dealing with Caesar's military exploits in Celtic lands, it becomes clear that, instead of being the remnant of a now-lost source tradition, Polyaenus either based the elephant vignette on an underly…
Eclipsed but not forgotten: Two lesser-known Australian expeditions to the 1922 total solar eclipse
When the centenary of the 1922 eclipse was celebrated in 2022, the focus was the absolute proof of Einstein’s theory of General Relativity achieved at Wallal in Western Australia by the Crocker expedition that had been led by William Campbell, the director of the Lick Observatory in California. This paper provides case studies of two lesser-known 1922 expeditions. The first case study is the Adelaide Observatory expedition to a remote sheep stati…
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