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Doctoral Student, Greek & Roman History
eplatte@umich.edu View Curriculum Vitae
Elizabeth graduated summa cum laude from Kalamazoo College in 2007 with a degree in Classical Studies. In 2005, she participated in the archaeological field school at the Villa of Maxentius in Rome, which resulted in her senior thesis: “This Place is Sacred: the Importance of Location in the Symbolism of the Villa of Maxentius.” She also worked on the 2008 season of the Aphrodisias Regional Survey in western Turkey and the 2012 season of the Abydos Middle Cemetery Project in middle Egypt. She currently holds a Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship. Her research focuses on the Late Antique Mediterranean with special emphasis on travel and economy, the exchange of religious ideas, and Christian monasticism in Egypt and Palestine.
Dissertation Title: “Monk and Matrons: the Economics of Charity in the Late Antique Mediterranean.”
