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Past Member

Simcha Gross

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship for Assistant Professors

Affiliation

Historical Studies

Field of Study

Ancient History, Late Antiquity, Frontiers
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Simcha Gross is interested in communities in the Near East over the first millennium CE, and especially their Roman, Persian, and Islamic contexts. This year he will work on the Roman-Persian frontier, showing how the empires were dependent on local inhabitants, creating unique dynamics that shaped individuals, communities, and empires.

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Historical Studies

Degrees

Yale University
Ph.D.
2017

Appointments

University of Pennsylvania
2019–2022
Assistant Professor
University of California, Irvine
2017–2019
Assistant Professor