Eugene N. Borza
1935–2021 (age 86)
Historian
Biography
Eugene N. Borza was a historian of ancient Macedonia whose books, including "In the Shadow of Olympus," reshaped scholars' understanding of the region's identity and its place in the Classical world.
As a longtime professor at Penn State he mentored doctoral candidates, chaired departments and encouraged rigorous research while remaining accessible to the public through lectures and writings.