Current Member
Simcha Gross
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship for Assistant Professors
Affiliation
Historical Studies
Field of Study
Ancient History, Late Antiquity, Frontiers
Home Institution
University of Pennsylvania
Website
Simcha Gross is interested in communities in the Near East over the first millennium CE, and especially their Roman, Persian, and Islamic contexts.
This year he will work on the Roman-Persian frontier, showing how the empires were dependent on local inhabitants, creating unique dynamics that shaped individuals, communities, and empires.
This year he will work on the Roman-Persian frontier, showing how the empires were dependent on local inhabitants, creating unique dynamics that shaped individuals, communities, and empires.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Historical Studies
– current
Degrees
Yale University
Ph.D.
2017
Appointments
University of Pennsylvania
2019–2022
Assistant Professor
University of California, Irvine
2017–2019
Assistant Professor