Approaching Social Hierarchies in Byzantium: Dialogues Between Rich and Poor - Paperback

by Anna C. Kelley (Editor), Flavia Vanni (Editor)

The book will appeal to scholars and students alike interested in identity formation and expression in the Byzantine provinces, as well as those researching the social history of the poor in Byzantium, and the mechanisms of hierarchies, social marginalisation, and oppression.

Author Biography

Anna C. Kelley is Lecturer in Ancient History in the School of Classics at the University of St Andrews (UK). She received her PhD from the University of Birmingham (UK) and has held research fellowships at the Institute for Historical Research at the School of Advanced Study, University of London (UK), Dumbarton Oaks (USA), and the University of St Andrews (UK).

Flavia Vanni is British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at Newcastle University (UK). She received her PhD from the University of Birmingham (UK) and previously held a Richard Bradford McConnell Studentship at the British School at Athens (Greece) and Junior Research fellowship at Dumbarton Oaks (USA). She is also a grant recipient of the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture at Hellenic College Holy Cross (USA).