About the Guest
Christian A. Thomsen is a Research Professor specializing in ancient Greek social and political history, with broader interests in democracy, migration, slavery, and the development of city-states in the ancient world. His work brings together social and cultural history to explore how communities in ancient Greece organized themselves and negotiated power, identity, and belonging.
He is the author of The Politics of Association in Hellenistic Rhodes (2020), a study of civic and social networks in the Hellenistic period, and Stemmer fra Antikken (Ancient Greek Voices, 2024), which examines how voices from antiquity continue to resonate in modern discussions of society and politics. His research offers fresh perspectives on the complexities of ancient Greek communities and their relevance to contemporary debates about democracy and social organization.