Dr Amelia Brown
Researcher biography
Dr. Amelia R. Brown is Senior Lecturer in Greek History & Language in the Classics & Ancient History discipline of the School of Historical & Philosophical Inquiry, at the University of Queensland, Australia. She currently holds a Discovery Early Career Research Award from the ARC to research the impact of sailors and travellers on the development of ancient Greek religion and identity. Before coming to UQ in 2010, she was Hannah Seeger Davis Fellow in Hellenic Studies at Princeton University. In 2008 she received her PhD in Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology from the University of California at Berkeley, with a dissertation on the history of Corinth in Late Antiquity. Her current research focuses on Late Antiquity, Greek religion and Mediterranean maritime history, particularly in Roman Corinth, Thessaloniki and Malta. 'She has excavated at Halasarna (Kos), Polis (Cyprus), Ancient Messene and Corinth, and is currently completing books on Corinthian history and Mediterranean Maritime Religion.
Featured projects | Duration |
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Corinth in Late Antiquity | |
Like frogs around a pond: Maritime Religion and Seafaring Gods of Ancient Greek Culture ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award |
2014–2018 |
ANCH2050 UQ Ancient World Study Tour - January 6-26, 2020 | 2020 |
Exhibits in Minutes: Stories from the RD Milns Antiquities Museum | 2020 |
The Real Santa Claus | 2020 |