Real name: 

Primary Discipline

Primary Discipline: 

  • HumanitiesHistoryAncient history
Secondary Discipline

Secondary Discipline: 

  • Old HierarchyReligious Studies

Biography: 

B.A. from UNM in 2008. M.A. from SDSU in 2010. Ph.D. from UC Irvine in 2015.

Current research areas: 

I am currently researching the relationship between trauma and its effects and the creation of narratives in late antiquity.

Recent publications: 

Book:

  • He Did Not Fear: Xosro Parviz, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire (Gorgias Press, 2019)

Articles:

  • "The Sun of Rome is Set: Memories of the Battle of Cannae and the Anxieties of Ammianus Marcellinus and Claudian" (Nuova Antologia Militare, 2021)
  • "Victorious: The 'Arrogance' of Šāhanšāh Xusrō Parvīz" (DABIR, 2019)
  • "Sasanika Sources: Priscus" (e-Sasanika, 2013)
  • "The Last Battle: The Dēnkard and the Post-Zoroastrian World" (e-Sasanika, 2013)

Encyclopedia Definition:

  • "Khosrow II" (World History Encyclopedia, 2023)

Dissertation:

  • "From Rome to Iran: Identity and Xusro II" (UC Irvine, 2015)

Master's Thesis:

  • "Memoria Hannibalis: constructing memories of Punic War violence from the second century BCE through the fifth century CE"( San Diego State University, 2010)

 

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