Classical Archaeologist - Amelia R. Brown
Dr. Amelia R. Brown
I met Dr. Amelia R. Brown this past fall during my travels to Corinth, Greece. I was impressed by her willingness to share her knowledge and time with Caroline and me, who were visiting scholars passing through. I asked to do an interview, and we had a long and delightful chat. I’ve attempted to glean some of that in the following text.
Dr. Brown obtained her AB in 1999 in History, Hellenic Studies and Visual Arts from Princeton University. She went on to complete her MA & PhD (in 2008) in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology (AHMA) from UC Berkeley. This program combines studies in the Classics, History, Art History, Near Eastern Studies and Anthropology. It is a flexibleand part student-designed program, and she studied under an advisory committee including Dr. Susanna Elm and Dr. Ron Stroud. She has conducted excavation work in Kos, Cyprus, Corinth and Messene. Her monograph Corinth in Late Antiquity: A Greek, Roman and Christian City was published in 2018.
Following her PhD, she worked at the University of Queensland for 15 years (2010-2024), teaching Ancient History, Archaeology and Ancient Greek, and is now an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Macquarie University, and a member of the Mediterranean Archaeology Australasian Research Community. She is also a current Visiting Senior Associate Member at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA), and is working on a book on Seafaring Greeks’ religions, and a collaborative project on Images of Power in the Roman Empire, with a grant from the Australian Research Council (ARC)
In addition to all her research, teaching and publications, she, her mother-in-law and her husband also run a hotel in Malta, and she is a busy mother of two active preteen kids. She seems to have endless energy.
I am very grateful to her for discussing the archaeology and history of Ancient Corinth, and showing us the sanctuary site of Demeter, Kore and the Fates, and joining me in Climbing Acrocorinth.
Thank you Amelia. I look forward to hearing more about your work, and hope to cross paths again!
References
Women Also Know History - Amelia Brown - https://womenalsoknowhistory.com/individual-scholar-page/?pdb=1328
Google Scholar - Amelia R. Brown - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5oxUFSkAAAAJ&hl=en
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amelia-brown-867a003/
Academia - https://mq.academia.edu/AmeliaBrown
Brown, A.R. (2025) ‘Pious Businessmen or Superstitious Rogues?: Rituals and Cults of Professional Mariners in Ancient Greece,’ in H. Frielinghaus & J. Stroszek, eds. Beruf und Kult (Professionals & Ritual): Formen der Verknüpfung von Arbeit und Religion. Beiträge zur Archäologie Griechenlands 9. Möhnesee: Bibliopolis, 2025, pp. 83-109. ARC DE140101577 DECRA funded.
ARC Discovery Project DP240100112
Images of Power in the Roman Empire: Mass Media and the Cult of Emperors
CIs: B Neil, R Strickler, E Strazdins, AR Brown.
Project website: OSF | Images of Power in the Roman Empire: Mass Media and the Cult of Emperors Wiki: https://osf.io/qpkmj/wiki?wiki=ucktq
AR Brown, B Neil and R Strickler \ "Images of Power in Portraits, Texts and Context: Representation and Reception of Ancient Rulers from Alexander the Great to the Roman Emperors" The Classical Review 2025, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0009840X25000496
