Dr Amelia R. Brown

Biography

Dr Amelia R. Brown is a Greek archaeologist and historian specialising in Late Antiquity, Mediterranean maritime culture and the port cities of the ancient world. Her expertise includes Corinth, Thessaloniki and Malta. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Macquarie University, and a Gertrude Smith summer professor at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA). Dr Brown earned her AB with High Honours in History, Hellenic Studies and Visual Arts from Princeton University in 1999, followed by a 2002 MA and 2008 PhD in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology from the University of California, Berkeley. Amelia spent 15 years at the University of Queensland as a Senior Lecturer in Greek History and Language, teaching Ancient History, Archaeology and Greek language.

Her work is internationally recognised for creatively combining archaeological and historical methods and evidence, with a focus on marginalised aspects of Greek history and culture. Her 2018 monograph, 'Corinth in Late Antiquity: A Greek, Roman and Christian City,' is a significant publication in the field. She is co-editor of 'Byzantine Culture in Translation', and has contributed to major international projects such as Oxford's 'Last Statues of Antiquity’ database and the Danish-Canadian 'Afterlives of Greek and Roman Sculpture’ project. Her fieldwork includes excavations at Halasarna (Kos), Polis (Cyprus), Ancient Messene and Corinth. She also conducts museum and archival research in Malta, Thessaloniki and Corinth. Her current Australian Research Council-funded Discovery Project explores Roman mass media, imperial cults and Christian portrait statues, building on her long-term research into how images of power functioned across the Roman Empire.