Marcus Chin

Dr Marcus Chin is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford's Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents, affiliated with the Faculty of Classics. Previously, he served as a non-stipendiary lecturer in Roman history at Lady Margaret Hall (2020–2021). He holds a BA and MRes from Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia, 2014 and 2016), and a DPhil in Classics from Oxford (2021). His research explores the cultural and economic dynamics of the Hellenistic and Roman Mediterranean, particularly interactions between local communities and imperial powers. Current projects under the CHANGE initiative include a book on pre-Roman Asia Minor dynastic rulers and an electronic index of monetary data from pre-Roman epigraphy in Asia Minor, to be published via linked open data frameworks.

Teaching experience includes Roman history modules for Mods and Greats (e.g., Cicero and Catiline, Tacitus and Tiberius, Augustan Rome), as well as tutorials on Roman History 5/6 and Nero to Hadrian. Research keywords encompass Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman history; epigraphy; numismatics; historiography; and Asia Minor studies. Future work includes articles on specific inscriptions, coinages, and a study of gift-giving in Diodoros Siculus, alongside an edited volume on Hellenistic monetary economies.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned. Advising and grants sections remain underdeveloped in the provided text. He is affiliated with the CHANGE Project and collaborates with institutions like the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents and teams including Simon Glenn and Leah Lazar.