Lazenby, J(ohn) F(rancis)

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LAZENBY, J(ohn) F(rancis)

LAZENBY, J(ohn) F(rancis). British (born India), b. 1934. Genres: Classics. Career: University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, lecturer in ancient history, 1959-71, senior lecturer in ancient history, 1971-79, reader in ancient history, 1979-94, Department of Classics head, 1982-87, School of Humanities head, 1988-94, professor of ancient history, 1994-99, emeritus professor, 1999-. Publications: (with R.H. Simpson) The Catalogue of the Ships in Homer's Iliad, 1970; Hannibal's War: A Military History of the Second Punic War, 1978; The Spartan Army, 1986; The Defence of Greece 490-479 B.C., 1993; The First Punic War, 1996; The Peloponnesian War: A Military Study, 2004. Address: 15 Rectory Terrace, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1YB, England.