Dr. Eve MacDonald is an acclaimed Canadian-British archaeologist and historian whose research into antiquity and social history has established her as one of the foremost experts on the history of Carthage and the Sasanian Persian Empire. She holds a formidable academic background with a BA from the University of Alberta, an MA from the UCL Institute of Archaeology, and a PhD from the University of Ottawa. Currently, she serves as a Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at Cardiff University, Wales, where she balances pedagogical excellence with active archaeological fieldwork across Tunisia, Iran, Oman, and Georgia.
Dr. MacDonald’s professional trajectory has included appointments at the Universities of Edinburgh and Reading before joining the School of History, Archaeology and Religion at Cardiff. Her scholarship is noted for its interdisciplinary depth, integrating archaeological findings and landscape surveys with social theories on identity and post-colonialism. She is a frequently featured expert in historical documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, and PBS (Secrets of the Dead), and is a prominent voice on global podcasts such as The Ancients, disseminating ancient history to a worldwide audience.
Within the Iztok-Zapad Publishing House catalog, Dr. Eve MacDonald’s works offer a critical "non-Roman" perspective on ancient civilizations:
- "Carthage: A New History" – A landmark study that presents the Carthaginian version of history for the first time, reclaiming a lost culture from the narratives of its conquerors;
- "Hannibal: A Hellenistic Life" – A highly acclaimed biography that reevaluates the legendary general not only as a military genius but within the broader context of Hellenistic culture.
A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Asiatic Society, Dr. MacDonald continues her mission to rethink antiquity, focusing on the voices of the "others"—those often overshadowed by traditional Greco-Roman narratives.
Personal website: https://www.evemacdonald.net/
