Robert Everett Allen Palmer II (1933 – March 11, 2006) was a historian and a leading figure in the study of archaic Rome.
At the time of his death was professor emeritus of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
Palmer started his teaching career at the University of Illinois.
Palmer was an historian of ancient Rome, with particular interests in Roman religion and epigraphy.
His most important research was a project on the neighborhoods (vici) of ancient Rome.