Simon Rowland Francis Price (September 27, 1954 – June 14, 2011) was an English classical scholar, specializing in the imperial cult of ancient Rome.
Personal life
He was born in London and was the son of the Anglican bishop Hetley Price.
Education
Price studied at Manchester Grammar School, Queen's College, Oxford (BA and DPhil), University College London (where he was supervised by John North for his Oxford thesis) and Christ's College, Cambridge (junior research fellow), as well as teaching at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (tutor and research fellow).
Bibliography
Simon Price, Rituals and Power: The Roman Imperial Cult in Asia Minor (1986) Mary Beard, John North and Simon Price, Religions of Rome (1998); (vol. 1), (vol. 2) Simon Price, Religions of the Ancient Greeks (1999) Simon Price and Peter Thonemann, The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine (2011)
Necrology
John North. "Simon Price obituary. Key figure in the study of Graeco-Roman religious history." In The Guardian August 21, 2011 "Dr Simon Price (1954-2011)" Society for Classical Studies "Simon Price" The Telegraph 27 July 2011