Xenofon Kalogeropoulos is an aspiring writer and postgraduate researcher at the University of Oxford, specializing in Hellenistic history and specifically the Graeco-Bactrian kingdom and the Indo-Greeks. He is interested in identity, continuity, and hybridisation, in cultural crossroads such as the Hellenistic world, from Egypt to Gandhara.
Education
MLitt (in-progress) Ancient History — University of Oxford
MSc in Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation — London School of Economics and Political Science, 2022.
Joint Honours BA in Ancient History and History with a Year Abroad — University of Leicester, 2020
Areas of Expertise
The Overly Ambitious Project of the Alexandria That Never Was at Mount Athos
An ambitious architect, Deinocrates, proposed an unbelievable project for a city dedicated to Alexander, involving Mount Athos in northern Greece.
The Roman Expeditions That Went Deep Into Africa
Roman expansionism brought the Romans to the doorstep of Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, onto Lake Chad and the Sudan.
The Voyages of Hanno the Carthaginian Explorer Who Reached West Africa
In search of establishing new trade routes and colonies, the ancient Carthaginians dispatched Hanno on a voyage of exploration along the west coast of Africa.
Pytheas, the Ancient Greek Explorer Who Might Have Reached Iceland
In the late 4th century BC, Pytheas set out from Massalia in Gaul to explore the far north, circumnavigating Britain and possibly reaching Iceland.
The Restless Veterans of Alexander the Great Who Revolted and Tried to March Home
Driven by false and real rumors of Alexander the Great’s death, his forcibly settled veterans rose up, aiming to march home to Greece.
7 Greco-Egyptian Gods From the Ptolemaic Era
As a result of simple coexistence or royal patronage, the divinities of the Greeks and the Egyptians came together to make new Greco-Egyptian Gods.
The Meeting of a Greek King and a Buddhist Monk, As Mentioned in a Buddhist Sacred Text
Centuries after Alexander, in northwest India, the Greek king Menander and a Buddhist monk sat down together; their meeting was immortalized in a sacred text.
The Forgotten War Between a Greek Kingdom and a Chinese Army Over… Heavenly Horses
Han Chinese armies marched across Central Asia to besiege the remnants of a Greek kingdom. The reason? The fabled Heavenly Horses of Ferghana.