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Heritage Research Project 2022 -2023: NCCH Norwegian Church Collation of Heritage Project, Norwegian Church Cardiff Bay


Wikipedia Heritage Project: ROADWIKI, Norwegian Institute at Athens, Time Heritage, Wikipedia Schools Association Greece, founded by the Bodossaki Foundation


PhD Research Project: From Boeotia to Achaea: The Development of Ethnogenesis and Koinon in Greek Antiquity, Swansea University

Supervisors; Dr Maria Pretzler (1st), Prof. Mark Humphries (2nd, April 2018 - Feb 2021), Dr Stephen Harrison (Feb 2021 -)

My PhD examines the importance of sub-regional identities within larger regions in Ancient Greece, particularly in regions that developed federal systems. Hence, I am investigating Phocis, Boeotia, Arcadia, Aetolia, and Achaea, ethnogenesis within these regions and the impact of the smaller identity groups within these larger regions. The project aims to answer three primary questions:
    - Why did federalism develop in these regions?
    - What was the impact of different levels of ethnic identities in these federal states?
    - What role did the smaller ethnic identities or poleis within these regions play in the federal state?

Each of the regions will receive a small paragraph below.

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