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Jonathan M. Hall is the Phyllis Fay Horton Distinguished Service Professor in the Humanities and Professor of History, Classics, and the College at the University of Chicago. He earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1993. His research focuses on ancient Greek social, cultural, and political history, archaeology, historical methodology, and modern Greek history. He has authored influential books such as Ethnic Identity in Greek Antiquity (1997) and Hellenicity: Between Ethnicity and Culture (2002), which received major awards including the Charles J. Goodwin Award and Gordon J. Laing Award.
Dr. Hall’s recent work includes Reclaiming the Past: Argos and its Archaeological Heritage in the Modern Era (2021) and co-editing The Connected Iron Age (2022). He explores interdisciplinary connections between archaeology and ancient history, emphasizing methodological rigor. Current projects involve studying Greek identity in the Iron Age and an archaeological history of Corfu. He has been recognized for teaching excellence with the Quantrell Award (2009).
- Education: PhD in Classics, University of Cambridge (1993)
His research interests span ancient Greek ethnic identities, colonialism, state formation, and the interplay between modern and ancient historiography. Recent articles address topics like Argos’ archaeological heritage, federalism in antiquity, and the politics of classical mythology.
Dr. Hall co-organized the 2022 conference The Connected Iron Age and appeared on the podcast Byzantium and Friends discussing his work on Argos. His contributions bridge classical studies with modern debates about cultural heritage and identity.
