Byzantine

Elliot Francolla is a PhD student in the History Department. Her research interests center on the political culture of the medieval Mediterranean between the 9th and 13th centuries. With a primary focus on Byzantium, she studies dynamic geopolitical...

Edan Larkin entered the Medieval History program in the Fall of 2023. The previous Spring, she graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a degree in History and Classics. At Brown, her research mostly focused on the First Pandemic of Yersinia...

Andy Chen is a PhD candidate in the Department of History. His research interests include middle Byzantine socioeconomic history, the history of economic life and thought, trade and diplomacy, and organizational sociology. He is also curious about the...