Fields of Interest
Late-Antique, Medieval and Byzantine History
Education
1992 - PhD from Fordham University in Byzantine History
1985 - M.A. in Medieval History from Fordham University
1983 - B.A. in Classics and Humanities from St. Olaf College
Rome Campus
Peter has taught ancient Greek and history courses on UD’s Rome campus since 1999 and served in the roles of Academic Dean, Director, and Vice-President on the Rome Campus from 2005 through 2023.
Monographs & Articles
The Monks and Monasteries of Constantinople, 350-850 (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
People and Places of the Roman Past: The Educated Traveller’s Guide (Arc Humanities-University of Amsterdam Press, 2019)
Ancient Bovillae: History, Art, and Archaeology of a Lost City in the Hinterland of Rome (University of Michigan Press, 2024, forthcoming)
Current projects include a monograph about monasticism in Byzantine Constantinople during the period 850-1200 AD, a popular guide to Byzantium’s sixth-century AD invasion and conquest of Gothic Italy by Belisarius, and advocacy for local cultural-heritage sites.
Honors & Awards
Several research grants
2023 - Named a University of Dallas King Fellow
2019 and 2024 - Twice received UD’s Haggerty Excellence in Teaching awards