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Biography
BA in Archaeology, American University of Beirut
MSt in Classical Archaeology, Oxford
DPhil in Classical Archaeology, Oxford
Expertise Summary
- Classical Archaeology of the Greek and Roman world
- Roman Near East
- Portraiture in the Greek East
Teaching Summary
I teach a variety of modules on Greek and Roman art at UG and PG level. They include:
I'd be happy to supervise research in Greek and Roman art and archaeology, and especially subjects related to the Greek East in the Roman period.
Research Summary
I'd be happy to supervise research in Greek and Roman art and archaeology, and especially subjects related to the Greek East in the Roman period.
My work ranges across Greek and Roman art and archaeology, with an emphasis on the Near East (today's Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine and Jordan) in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Many of my recent studies address questions raised by coin images, in particular royal portraits and images of local deities. I also have extensive experience in many archaeological fieldwork projects in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan (Hauran, Baalbek, Petra).
Past Research
My monograph deals with "client" kings in the Roman Near East: Kropp, A.J.M. Images and Monuments of Near Eastern dynasts, 100 BC - AD 100. Oxford (2013.). This book is an archaeological and art-historical study of the images and monuments of Roman 'client' kings in the Near East from the downfall of the Seleucid empire to Rome's establishment of provincial administrations in the region. The study looks at royal portraits, tombs, palaces, coins, and temples of the six major players: the Kommagenian, Emesan, Ituraean, Nabataean, Hasmonaean, and Herodian dynasties. This study looks at monuments like the Khazneh at Petra or the Temple at Jerusalem as historical documents attesting ideological aspirations and skilfully constructed royal personas.