Alex McAuley
About
- Ph.D, McGill University. Dissertation: Basking in the Shadow of Kings: Local Culture in the Hellenistic Greek Mainland, supervised by Prof. Dr. Hans Beck.
- M.Sc in Classics with Distinction, University of Edinburgh. Dissertation: The Genealogy of the Seleucids: Seleucid Marriage, Succession, and Descent Revisited.
- B.A with First Class Honours in History, McGill University. Concentrtation on Ancient History and Canadian History.
Research
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- Localism and local culture in the Graeco-Roman World, 300 BC - AD 14
- Elite women of the Roman Republic and Hellenistic dynasties
- Seleucid Empire, particularly its royal ideology and dynastic practice
- Reception of the ancient world in film and television
- The Impact of September 11th and the War on Terror on contemporary perceptions of antiquity
(in press) Seleukid Royal Women: Roles and Representations, co-edited with Altay Coskun (Waterloo), Historia Einzelschriften, Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart. Publication in early 2016
(in preparation) Greek Ethnos States, co-editor with Hans Beck (McGill) and Kostas Buraselis (Athens), European Cultural Centre at Delphi. Publication in early 2017.
Articles and Chapters in Edited Volumes (in press and published)
(in press) ‘Hypatia’s Hijab: Visualizing Late Antiquity in the Post 9/11 World’ in Mouseion 13.1.
(in press) ‘The House of Achaios: The Missing Piece of the Anatolian Puzzle,” in War within the Family: A Reassessment of the First Half-Century of Seleucid Rule, edited by K. Erickson. Swansea: Classical Press of Wales. Publication in 2016.
(in press) “Once a Seleukid, Always a Seleukid: Seleukid Princesses in their Nuptial Courts” in Hellenistic Court and Society, edited by A. Erskine, L. Llewellyn-Jones, and S. Wallace. Swansea: Classical Press of Wales. Publication in 2016.
(in press) “Princess and Tigress: Apama of Kyrene” in A. Coskun and A. McAuley (eds), Seleucid Royal Women: Roles and Representations, Franz Steiner Verlag, Historia Einzelschriften, 2016, 193-208.
(in press) with Altay Coskun (Waterloo), ‘The Study of Seleukid Royal Women: An Introduction’ in A. Coskun and A. McAuley (eds), Seleukid Royal Women: Roles and Representations. Franz Steiner Verlag, Historia Einzelschriften, 2016, 21-26.
(forthcoming) ‘Base Pleasures: Roman Spectacle, Society, and Spartacus’ in STARZ Spartacus: Reimagining an Icon on Screen, edited by A. Augoustakis and M. Cyrino. University of Edinburgh Press. Manuscript submitted.
‘Federalism in the Kyrenaïka?’ in Federalism in Greek Antiquity, edited by H. Beck and P. Funke. Cambridge University Press, 2015, 419-433.
‘Gateway to Vice: Drugs and Sex in Rome” in Rome: Season Two Trial and Triumph, edited by M. Cyrino. University of Edinburgh Press, 2015, 206-218.
‘Savior of the Working Man: Promethean Allusions in Fritz Lang’s Metropolis,’ in Classical Myth on Screen, edited by M. Cyrino and M. Safran. Palgrave MacMillan, 2015, 175-185.
“Seeing through the Fog: Digital Problems and Solutions for Studying Ancient Women,” First Monday special issue on Digital Gender, edited by A. Foka and V. Arvidsson, Vol. 20 No. 4. – April 2015.
“Officials and Office-Holding”, in A Companion to Ancient Greek Government, edited by Hans Beck. Oxford: Blackwell 2013, 175-190.
Book Chapters in Preparation :
(en préparation) ‘Quod Censet Senatus : L’intervention romaine dans la succession des lagides et séleucides’ in Rome and the Seleukid East, edited by A. Coskun and D. Engels. Latomus, Brussels. Submission in March 2016.
(in preparation) ‘Making a Modern Hero: The Biopic as Laudatio Funebris’ in New Ancient Heroes on Screen, edited by A. Augoustakis and S. Raucci. Palgrive MacMillan, submission in May 2016.
(in preparation) ‘Broken Eagles: The Roman Soldier in post-9/11 Film’ in Golden Ages on Screen, edited by M. Safran, Palgrave MacMillan, submitted.
(in preparation) ‘Divus Imperator : The Divine Emperor in Vergil and Warhammer 40k’ in The Once and Future Antiquity, edited by Benjamin Stevens and Brett Russell, submission in January 2016.
- (in preparation) with Richard Wenghofer (Nipissing University), ‘The Greco-Bactrian Dynasties’ to be added to the existing platform of Seleucid Genealogy. Entries in preparation, expected publication by 2016.
- Editor with Altay Coskun (Waterloo), Seleucid Research Bibliography. Comprehensive research bibliography of scholarship on the Seleucid Empire and their realm, published and revised online on the Seleucid Genealogy website. Originally published 2013, revised 2014.
- with Monica D’Agostini (Milan/Bologna). ‘The House of Achaeus’ in The Genealogy of the Seleucids, edited by A. McAuley, Digital Publication, September 2012. Series of stemmata and detailed prosopographical entries. http://www.seleucid-genealogy.com/Achaeus.html
- The Genealogy of the Seleucids: Seleucid Marriage, Succession, and Descent Revisited. Digital Publication, 2011. http://www.seleucid-genealogy.com . Published 2011, revised 2015
Publications
Edited Volumes:
- (in press) Seleukid Royal Women: Roles and Representations, co-edited with Altay Coskun. Historia Einzelschriften, Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart. Publication in spring 2016.
- (in preparation) Greek Ethnos States, co-editor with Hans Beck (McGill) and Kostas Buraselis (Athens). European Cultural Centre at Delphi.
2015:
‘Shadows of Antiquity: 9/11 and the Ancient World’, Langara College Invited Lecture, Vancouver.
19 November 2015.
‘Argos as ethnos state?’ Ethnos States in the Classical Greek World Conference, European Cultural Centre of
Delphi, Delfi, May 2015.
‘Hollywood’s Flawed Heroes: The Biopic as laudatio funebris.’ Ancient Heroes on Screen Conference, European
Cultural Centre of Delphi, Delfi, June 2015.
‘Digital Approaches to Ancient Genealogy: Methods and Impact’, CICAS Panel, Centre for Interdisciplinary
Collaboration in the Arts and Sciences, Nipissing University, Nipissing, Ontario, 21 January 2015.
2014:
‘Ancient Drugs, Modern Culture ‘ CCSA Invited Lecture, Concordia University, 23 November 2014.
‘comment dénouer un nœud artificiel : la mythologie d’Antioche et la politique de sa fondation’ dans le cadre
du IXème colloque franco-britannique des sciences de l’antiquité, Édimbourg, 25-28 juin 2014
With Anna Foka (Umea University), ‘Blood in the Digital Sands: The Ancient Origins of Modern Gaming
Fictions,’ From I Claudius to Private Eyes: The Ancient World and Popular Fiction, Bar-Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 16-18 June 2014.
‘Arch-Traitor or Advocate? The Attalids in Asia Minor after Apameia’ 2014 Annual Meeting of the Classical
Association of Canada, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, 7-9 May 2014.
‘The New Fog of War: Screening Ancient Warfare in post-9/11 Cinema’ part of the Screening Roman Britain
panel organised by Dr. Tony Keen, CA Annual Meeting 2014, University of Nottingham, 11-14 April 2014.
‘Seeing through the Gendered Fog: Digital Approaches to Identifying Ancient Women,’ Digital Gender
Theory, Methodology, and Practice, workshop in HUMLab, University of Umea, Sweden. 12-14 March, 2014.
With Charles Bartlett (Harvard), ‘The Beginning of the End? Rome and the Aegean World after Apameia’
Invited seminar as part of Harvard’s Discovering the Classical World Series. Harvard University, Cambridge MA, 5 February, 2014.
‘Paradigm Shift: September 11th and the Ancient World’, CCSA Invited Lecture, Concordia University,
Montréal, Québec, 29 January, 2014.
‘Fighting Cleopatrai? Late Ptolemaic Princesses and their Military Dowries’ Women in the Military,
panel of the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America convened by Dr. Beth
Greene (University of Western Ontario), Chicago, 3-6 January, 2014.
2013:
“Changing the Flag: Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia, the Seleucids, and Rome” Interconnectivity in
the Pontic and Mediterranean Worlds, Romanian Institute, Museum of Constanta, Romania. 8-12 July, 2013. Funded by the Romanian Academy.
‘Divus Imperator: The Emperor in Virgil and in Warhammer 40k,’ The Science Fiction Foundation
Conference 2013, Liverpool, UK, 28 June – 1 July, 2013.
‘Ancient Requiem for a Modern Dream: Drug Use in Contemporary Depictions of the Roman Elite,’
Beauty, Bravery, Blood, and Glory: Ancient Virtues and Vices in Modern Popular Culture, Bar-Ilan University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, 10-11 June, 2013.
With Monica D’Agostini (Milan/Bologna), ‘The Teenage Queen: Berenice II in Cyrene’ Israeli Society
for the Promotion of Classical Studies Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel, 13 July 2013.
‘The Values and Limitations of Digital Scholarship: The Case of www.seleucid-genealogy.com,’
Classical Association Annual Meeting 2013, University of Reading, 4-6 April, 2013. Reading, UK.
“Princess and Tigress : Apama of Cyrene’ Seleucid Study Day IV : Seleucid Royal Women, McGill
University, Montreal, 20-22 February, 2013.
“All the Other Girls: The Forgotten Princesses of the Hellenistic World,” CCSA Invited Lecture:
28 January, 2013. Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.
2012:
“Prometheus Red: Promethean Allusions in Fritz Lang’s Metropolis,” Film and History Conference
2012: Film and Myth. 26-30 September, 2012. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
With Monica D’Agostini (Milan/Bologna), “The House of Achaeus: The Missing Piece of the
Anatolian Puzzle,” Seleucid Study Day III, panel of the Celtic Conference 2012, 8 September, 2012, Université de Bordeaux III, France.
“Historicising Foundation Mythology: The Case of Antioch.” Classical Association Conference
2012, 12 April 2012, University of Exeter, UK.
“Late Antiquity in Post-9/11 Cinema: Classics, Religion, and Extremism in Alejandro
Amenábar’s Agora.” Visualizing Antiquity Conference, The Classical Association of the Canadian West, 16 March, 2012. University of Victoria, British Columbia.
-Also given at the 4th Montreal Classics Colloquium, 23 March, 2012.
-Also given as a lecture to ‘The Classical Tradition seminar at McGill, 2 April 2012.
-Also given as a lecture to ‘Byzantine History and Historiography’ 27 January 2013.
-Also given as a lecture to ‘Classics and Modern Media’ at McGill, 26 January 2013.
2011 and prior:
“Once a Seleucid, Always a Seleucid: Seleucid Princesses and their Nuptial Courts.” Seleucid
Study Day 2, Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies, 9 November, 2011, University of
Waterloo, Ontario.
“Thais and the Burning of Persepolis.” Persepolis 40 Years Later, 15 October, 2011. Edinburgh,
Scotland.
“Towards a Seleucid Dynastic Model.” Seleucid Study Day I, 15 August, 2011, Exeter University,
United Kingdom.
“The Creation of Identity in Early Antioch.” STAGE Conference 2011, St. Andrews University,
Scotland, 3 April, 2011.
“Status and Starcraft: The Place of Digital Entertainment in South Korean Popular Culture.”
McGill University Korea Day Conference 2010, Montreal, Quebec.