Professor Lynette Mitchell
Research Interests
My research interests range widely across Greek history of the archaic and classical periods. I am, in essence, a political historian, although I am interested in the impact of social relations on Greek politics.
I also have interests in Greek identity and relationships with the non-Greek world, especially as expressed through literature and the visual arts.
I am also interested in the development of Greek constitutions and Greek constitutional forms, and the early attempts to find a theoretical framework in which they could be understood.
Research Students
I am able to supervise a number of areas from archaic to early Hellenistic Greek history. I would be delighted to supervise students who are interested in:
Greek interstate relations in the archaic and classical periods
Greek political activity, especially in the fifth and fourth centuries
Greek political theorising in the fifth and fourth centuries
Macedonian kingship, especially in the Argead period
Early Macedonian history, especially relating to Philip II and Alexander the Great
