Thomas J. Figueira

Distinguished Professor of Classics and of Ancient History

Verified on an official Rutgers pageHistory faculty profile Curriculum vitae research profile

Thomas J. Figueira is a Distinguished Professor of Classics and of Ancient History whose scholarship focuses on Greek history and literature, from ancient social and economic life to historiography and material evidence.

Teaching snapshot

4.30of 5

Teaching effectiveness

8 course evaluations

▼ 0.25 vs department (4.55)

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Courses taught
1
190:350
Teaching Fall 2026
Not listed
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Course evaluations
8
Course quality 4.39 / 5
Research
1 area
Teaching here since Spring 2026

What their class is like

From Rutgers course evaluations (SIRS). The marker on each bar shows the department average.

Teaching effectiveness4.30

8 evaluations

Overall course quality4.39

8 evaluations

Courses they teach

1 course in the Rutgers schedule, first seen Spring 2026.

190:350
Greek Society
Classics
Assessments
The syllabus weighted the midterm at 30%, a research paper at 40%, and the cumulative final at 30%.
Workload
Students completed a 7–12 page research paper and readings across Greek history and social institutions.
Based on Spring 2007

Research

What they work on, and where undergraduates can get involved.

Research areas include Greek history and literature, Greek and Roman historiography, social and economic history of classical antiquity, Greek epigraphy, and ancient numismatics.

Recent work

A 2024 coauthored book examines misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda in Greek historiography; the volume also includes his chapter on Thucydides and ideological sympathy in fifth-century interstate politics.

Background

Education and career, from official sources.

He earned a B.A. from Fordham University and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, and the Rutgers History profile reports that he has been at Rutgers since 1979.

Sources

(8)· checked 2026-10-18

ScheduleScarlet Sync schedule data
StudentsRutgers SIRS
OfficialRutgers History faculty profile: Thomas J. Figueira
OfficialThomas J. Figueira CV hosted by Rutgers Classics
OfficialGreek Society syllabus, Spring 2007
OfficialRutgers Classics course description: Greek Society
ResearchRutgers research profile: Thomas Figueira
OfficialHellenistic World syllabus, Spring 2016

Summaries are written by Scarlet Sync from the sources above and checked by an independent review before they appear here.

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Thomas J. Figueira

Distinguished Professor of Classics and of Ancient History

Verified on an official Rutgers pageHistory faculty profile Curriculum vitae research profile

Teaching snapshot

4.30of 5

Teaching effectiveness

8 course evaluations

▼ 0.25 vs department (4.55)

View SIRS history

Ask

Courses taught
1
190:350
Teaching Fall 2026
Not listed
Check the schedule closer to registration
Course evaluations
8
Course quality 4.39 / 5
Research
1 area
Teaching here since Spring 2026

What their class is like

From Rutgers course evaluations (SIRS). The marker on each bar shows the department average.

Teaching effectiveness4.30

8 evaluations

Overall course quality4.39

8 evaluations

Courses they teach

1 course in the Rutgers schedule, first seen Spring 2026.

190:350
Greek Society
Classics
Assessments
The syllabus weighted the midterm at 30%, a research paper at 40%, and the cumulative final at 30%.
Workload
Students completed a 7–12 page research paper and readings across Greek history and social institutions.
Based on Spring 2007

Research

What they work on, and where undergraduates can get involved.

Research areas include Greek history and literature, Greek and Roman historiography, social and economic history of classical antiquity, Greek epigraphy, and ancient numismatics.

Recent work

A 2024 coauthored book examines misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda in Greek historiography; the volume also includes his chapter on Thucydides and ideological sympathy in fifth-century interstate politics.

Background

Education and career, from official sources.

He earned a B.A. from Fordham University and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, and the Rutgers History profile reports that he has been at Rutgers since 1979.

Sources

(8)· checked 2026-10-18

ScheduleScarlet Sync schedule data
StudentsRutgers SIRS
OfficialRutgers History faculty profile: Thomas J. Figueira
OfficialThomas J. Figueira CV hosted by Rutgers Classics
OfficialGreek Society syllabus, Spring 2007
OfficialRutgers Classics course description: Greek Society
ResearchRutgers research profile: Thomas Figueira
OfficialHellenistic World syllabus, Spring 2016

Summaries are written by Scarlet Sync from the sources above and checked by an independent review before they appear here.