Dr Charles Matson Odahl

Charles M. Odahl earned a doctorate in Ancient and Medieval History and Classical Languages with fieldwork in Roman numismatics and Christian archaeology at the University of California, San Diego, with an emphasis on Roman imperial and early Christian studies. He has spent his life and career traveling, living, and researching in museum collections and archaeological sites relevant to his interests, especially in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, and Tunisia. He has taught at universities in Britain and France, and Idaho and Oregon, and led study tours across the Roman world. He has published five books and 50 articles and reviews on Roman and early Christian topics.