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Olivia Elder is an Associate Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford, where she also serves as a Fellow Tutor at Oriel College and a Lecturer at Jesus College. She holds a Master of Arts and Master of Studies from Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as well as a PhD from Peterhouse, Cambridge. Olivia has a strong background in Ancient and Modern History, with a specific focus on Roman History. Her research interests include epigraphy, multilingualism, migration, citizenship, and slavery in the Roman world. She employs a sociolinguistic approach to understanding Roman identity, society, and politics, investigating evidence from inscriptions, letters, and graffiti. She has authored and co-authored several publications, including 'Language of Roman Letters: Bilingual Epistolography Cicero Fronto', published by Cambridge University Press in 2019. Olivia's ongoing research projects explore the complexities of multilingualism in ancient Mediterranean cities and examine the category of 'Roman' in historical discourse. She welcomes inquiries from graduate students interested in topics related to ancient multilingualism and identity.
University of Oxford • Oxford, United Kingdom
Associate Professor of Ancient History, Fellow Tutor at Oriel College, and Lecturer at Jesus College.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.