Michele Gama Sosa

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Location
Berries Springs, MI
School
Yale University, University of Chicago
Expertise
Ancient Middle East History, Christianity & Church history, Indo-European languages
  • In 2020, Michele finished a dissertation on how the Trojan War might have actually happened historically — no mean feat considering there are barely any texts.
  • Michele's blog, "Hidden Gems of History," discusses little-known events, languages, and people that give our world its diversity and flavor, such as the Dalmatian language or Christianity in China in 800 AD.
  • Language study is key to providing perspectives and material otherwise unknown to English speakers, and that's why Michele has endeavored to learn the languages of his primary interests, especially those of Eastern Europe and the Romance-speaking world.

Experience

Michele has worked as a writer since finishing graduate school. His expertise is primarily in the Bronze Age Mediterranean, with a focus on the Hittite Empire. However, his interests extend into other historical fields, particularly the history of Christianity, linguistics, Romance languages, and Eastern Europe. His training as a historian is particularly relevant for weaving different threads together to form a coherent picture to explain how the past influences our present world and why it matters.

Education

Michele earned a B.A. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Yale University in 2014 and a Ph.D. in Near Eastern History from the University of Chicago in 2020.

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