Adrian Tronson

Biography

Professor, Classics & Ancient History

Research Interest

My area of research covers the history and political rhetoric of Classical and Hellenistic Greece and the Roman Republic and early Empire, and ancient drama. I am interested in public discourse in literary and epigraphic sources and in various genres and contexts – the way ruling powers, ancient and modern, use words and concepts, as well as events, to influence public thinking. Many of my publications trace the origins of historical and political myths and their revivals in ancient and modern contexts. Currently I am working on a book on the evolution and use of the term 'the Hellenes' as a political concept in antiquity and modern times, and on a study of the role of Alexander the Great in the political thought of the Hellenistic Jews.