Conor Whately, University of Winnipeg

Research

Arabia Roman Middle East Arabs Safaitic frontier Limitanei soldier civilian interactions

Latest funding

Soldiers and Civilians in Rome's Southeast
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$32,942
Soldiers and Civilians in Rome's Southeast
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$42,796
War and History at the End of Antiquity
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$33,544

Soldiers and Civilians in Rome's Southeast

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Whately, Conor

Keywords: Arabia; Roman; Middle East; Arabs; Safaitic; frontier; Limitanei; soldier civilian interactions; Jordan; Israel; Palestine; Roman military

$32,942

Soldiers and Civilians in Rome's Southeast

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Whately, Conor

Keywords: Arabia; Roman; Middle East; Arabs; Safaitic; frontier; Limitanei; soldier civilian interactions; Jordan; Israel; Palestine; Roman military

$42,796

War and History at the End of Antiquity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Whately, Conor

Keywords: (1) Historiography; (2) War; (3) Warfare; (4) Late Antiquity; (5) Evidence; (6) Procopius; (7) Justinian; (8) Eastern Europe; (9) Byzantium; (10) Near East

$33,544

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Arabia Dear Professor Whately, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on arabia connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Soldiers and Civilians in Rome's Southeast" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]