Lynda Garland (born 13 October 1955) is a scholar and professor at the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

. Her research focuses on females images in the

Late Antiquity Late antiquity is the time of transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages, generally spanning the 3rd–7th century in Europe and adjacent areas bordering the Mediterranean Basin. The popularization of this periodization in English ha ...

period and

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

Society.

Biography

Professor Lynda Garland is currently the Honorary Research Associate Professor in

Classics Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics ...

at the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at the University of Queensland, Australia. She was the professor of Ancient and Medieval History at the

University of New England (Australia) The University of New England (UNE) is a public university in Australia with approximately 22,500 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern central New South Wales. UNE was the first ...

. Garland has also been teaching at the University of New England, New South Wales and working as the Head of the School of Humanities at the University of New England, Armidale. Professor Garland studies the history from the

Classical Antiquity Classical antiquity (also the classical era, classical period or classical age) is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD centred on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ...

to the

Early Middle Ages The Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th or early 6th century to the 10th century. They marked the start of the Mi ...

. Her own research focuses on women, especially the imperial princesses and empresses, and their relationship and status within the family and society in the

period. At the same time, she has collaborated with Professor Matthew Dillion at the University of New England and collected social and historical documents of

Ancient Greece Ancient Greece ( el, Ἑλλάς, Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity ( AD 600), that comprised a loose collection of cult ...

and Rome. The primary documents are translated into English and compiled into sourcebooks for students and scholars in Greek and Roman History to study and use for reference.

Books

Ancient Rome: social and historical documents from the early Republic to the death of Augustus(2015). Questions of Gender in Byzantine Society(2013). The Ancient Greeks: History and Culture from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander(2012). Basileia: Essays on Imperium and Culture in Honour of E.M. and M.J. Jeffreys(2011). Byzantine Women AD 800–1200: Varieties of Experience(2006). Ancient Rome: from the Early Republic to the Assassination of Julius Caesar(2005). Byzantine Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium AD 527-1204(1999). Conformity and Non-Conformity in Byzantium(1997). Social and Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Socrates (c. 800–399 BC) (1994).

References

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