Anton van Hooff

In 1971, Van Hooff graduated with the dissertation ''Pax romana: een studie van het Romeinse imperialisme'' ("Pax Romana: a Study of Roman Imperialism"). Until 2008, Van Hooff was docent in ancient history at the Radboud University Nijmegen. He specialises in classical antiquity, and regularly publishes in various newspapers and magazines. He wrote several books, including ''Nero & Seneca'', ''Athene'' ("Athens") and ''Marcus Aurelius''.
Van Hooff is an atheist, a republican and a member of the Republican Society. On 3 December 2014, Van Hooff held the first ever Hans van den Bergh Lecture of the New Republican Society in De Balie. Provided by Wikipedia
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