Tobias Fulton

"Antinous"

Michael Furman

"Thebes"

Michael Furman is a historian of Greece in the fourth century BC with a focus on the city of Thebes and the wider region of Boeotia. After earning his Ph.D. in Ancient History from the University of St Andrews he has held multiple positions at Florida State University first in the Department of Classics and now as the Associate Director of the University Honors Program. His teaching focuses on demonstrating the relevance of the ancient world to today with courses on pseudoarchaeology, gaming, appropriations of the ancient world, public scholarship, and more. Dr. Furman relishes any opportunity to talk about the awesomeness of Thebes, decry the influence of Athens, and poke fun at the occasional absurdity of classical academia.

Peta Greenfield

"The Vestal Virgins"

Peta Greenfield holds a PhD in Classics and Ancient History (The University of Sydney) and has taught History and English for eighteen years. She is the co-host of the ancient Roman history podcast The Partial Historians; co-author of Rex: The Seven Kings of Rome and Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire; and has collaborated with National Geographic and TED-Ed to bring the ancient world to avid learners.

Edward Hammond

"Hannibal"

"Edward Hammond is a PhD student in Classics and Ancient History at the University of
Bristol. He specialises in the representation of ancient Carthage in popular media, especially
videogames, and their relationships with Roman historiography and cultural memory. He is a
member of the Bristol Digital Game Lab, a pioneering hub of research which connects
academia, industry and the public sector in advocating for games as a public service.
Edward’s research centres on how digital strategy games contribute to present-day
receptions of ancient Carthage by looking at how they represent its history, alongside how
their audiences negotiate and develop these representations through game modifications.
More widely, he is interested in modern receptions of ancient cultures, particularly ‘othered’
peoples occupying the peripheries of Greek and Roman influence. When not studying,
Edward can be found playing his favourite games with his friends or explaining that, when he
says he has a Hannibal obsession, he does not mean a cannibalistic serial killer and that
there’s more to it than elephants."

Stephen Harrison

"Alexander the Great"

Stephen Harrison is an ancient historian at Swansea University. His work explores the ancient Near East and ancient Greece, focusing particularly on the Achaemenid Empire, Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World. His first book, Alexander the Great: Lives and Legacies (Reaktion, 2025), tries to shed light not just on Alexander himself but on the people around him, and on the challenges that historians face when trying to reconstruct his life. His second, Kingship and Empire under the Achaemenids, Alexander the Great, and the Early Seleucids (Edinburgh University Press), uses ideas about monarchy and imperialism to explore cross-cultural interactions. You can find him exploring his favourite stories from the ancient world on Instagram and YouTube @stephenharrisonhistory.

Christina Hotalen

"Messalina"