Ancient History

Dr. S. Thomas Parker
professor of history
(919) 513-2223
thomas_parker@ncsu.edu
Roman history and archeology; Roman Army. Excavated Roman forts in Jordan. Working on fort at "lost city" on Gulf of Aqaba, once a major trading center of the ancient world, where the oldest purpose-built Christian church known in the world has been discovered.

Dr. Ronald H. Sack
professor of history
(919) 513-2232
ronald_sack@ncsu.edu
Wrote biography of Nebuchadnezzar; published collection of Babylonian and Achaemendid documents. Ancient Near East, Chaldea and Mesopotamia. Also, Bronze Age in Aegean and Chaldean administrative documents.