Christopher Stedman Parmenter

Christopher Stedman Parmenter studies the ancient Mediterranean world, with a focus on how ideas of race and whiteness were projected onto ancient slavery by later scholars, as well as the economics of ancient trade (including commodities like natron, a natural salt used in antiquity) and connections between Greek and Egyptian societies. His recent work centers on a major book project examining the history and historiography of ancient slavery and race from the late 18th century to the present, alongside studies of ancient trade networks linking the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean.

Publications were sparse or absent for most of the past decade but surged sharply in 2024, likely reflecting the release of a single major book (with many chapter-level entries), following minimal output in prior years.

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