Jonathan Edmondson

Jonathan Edmondson is Distinguished Research Professor in the Departments of History and Humanities at York University's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. His research focuses on Roman history, epigraphy, and cultural interactions in the Iberian Peninsula, particularly in Lusitania. He co-directs the ADOPIA project, a digital atlas of personal names from Roman Spain.

Education includes:

• Ph.D. in Classics (Ancient History), Cambridge University
• M.A. in Classics, Cambridge University
• B.A. in Classics, Cambridge University

Research interests span Roman Spain's society and economy, gladiatorial spectacles, the Roman family, and the historiography of Cassius Dio. His work employs epigraphic analysis and digital methods to explore cultural identity in provincial contexts.

Recent publications demonstrate sustained focus on Lusitanian onomastics, epigraphic habits, and imperial cults. Articles utilize digital humanities approaches to reconstruct social structures and cultural dynamics in Roman colonies like Augusta Emerita.

Awards and honors:

• Corresponding Member, Real Academia de la Historia (2002)
• Fellow, Royal Historical Society (2009)
• Genio Protector de la Colonia Augusta Emerita (2011)
• Award of Merit, Classical Association of Canada (2014)
• Dean’s Research Award, York University (2016)
• Distinguished Research Professor (2017)

Edmondson mentors graduate students and leads international collaborations, including the CIL II Mérida inscriptions project. As co-director of ADOPIA, he oversees digital mapping of anthroponymic patterns to analyze cultural change in Roman Spain.