Eleanor Cowan

Eleanor Cowan is a Lecturer in Roman History at the Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney. She is affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and holds memberships in SSSHARC and the Vere Gordon Childe Centre. Her research focuses on Roman legal systems, imperial dynasties, and social structures, particularly domestic violence and political rhetoric in antiquity.

Education: BA (Sydney), LLB (Sydney), PhD (Exeter). She has secured grants including the 2022 SOPHI Research Grant on domestic violence and the 2013 DVC Research/Brown Fellowship for her work on Velleius Paterculus. Her teaching and supervision emphasize historical analysis of Roman law and governance.

Research highlights include studies on the Julio-Claudian emperors' familial dynamics and post-conflict justice narratives. She regularly presents at conferences such as the Australasian Society for Classical Studies and has published extensively on topics like Roman legal frameworks and historical methodology.