Meaghan McEvoy

Dr Meaghan McEvoy is a Senior Lecturer in History at the Australian National University, affiliated with the School of History. She holds a BA (Hons) from the University of Adelaide and a DPhil from the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on late antique and Byzantine rulership, imperial court dynamics, elite women, and ecclesiastical politics. She has held prestigious fellowships including the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship and the Rome Scholarship. Her notable works include Child Emperor Rule in the Late Roman West (OUP, 2013) and co-editing The Roman Imperial Court in the Principate and Late Antiquity (OUP, 2023). Current projects include a biography of Empress Licinia Eudoxia and collaborative work on Christian political cultures in late antiquity.

• Education:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – University of Adelaide
  • MPhil, DPhil (Oxon) – University of Oxford
• Research Interests:
  • Rulership in late antiquity and Byzantium (400–800 CE)
  • Elite women and gender history
  • Ecclesiastical patronage and political dynamics

Her work analyzes imperial power structures, court politics, and the role of women in late antique societies. She has co-edited thematic journal issues on imperial presence and political rhetoric in late antiquity. Recent publications explore child emperors, military leadership, and information networks in imperial courts.

• Awards:
  • University Medal (University of Adelaide)
  • British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship
• Grants & Fellowships:
  • Rome Scholarship (British School at Rome)
  • Dumbarton Oaks Fellowship

Dr McEvoy collaborates internationally on projects such as Elite Women in the Late Roman World and Christian Political Cultures in Late Antiquity. She supervises research students in late antique and Byzantine history.