Description: First comparative analysis of the role of local elites and populations in the formation of the two main Hellenistic empires.
Brief description: Christelle Fischer-Bovet is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Classics and History at the University of Southern California. She specializes in the social and cultural history of the Eastern Mediterranean from Alexander to the Romans, with a particular interest in Greco-Roman Egypt. Her book Army and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt (Cambridge, 2014) combines documentary evidence with social theory to examine the role of the army in Hellenistic Egypt.
Review Quotes: '... a rich and rewarding collection of excellent papers ... Highly recommended.' S. M. Burstein, Choice Connect