Raphael Sealey


Bertram Raphael Izod Sealey was a classical scholar and ancient historian.

Education

Sealey graduated from Oxford University in 1947, then served in the British Army for two years. He studied at University College, Oxford in England under George Cawkwell, receiving an M.A. from Oxford University in 1951. He continued his studies in Tübingen and Hamburg.

Academic career

Raphael Sealey was Professor of History at the University of California at Berkeley from 1967 to 2000, specialising in Ancient Greek history and law. Before coming to Berkeley, he had taught at the University College of North Wales, at Queen Mary College, University of London, and at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Selected books

Sealey's books include:A History of the Greek City States, 700-338 B.C..The Athenian Republic.Women and Law in Classical Greece.Demosthenes and His Time.The Justice of the Greeks.