Participant Info

First Name
Chiara
Last Name
Torrisi
Country
Italy
State
Affiliation
University of Turin
Website URL
https://storiatralepagine.it/en/home-page/
Keywords
Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Persia, Mesopotamia, Germanic tribes, Early Middle Ages, Archaeology, Classical literature, Ancient Greek, Latin, Nazi regime, Weimar Republic, WWII, History of archaeology, Public History, Historical Fiction
Availability
Media Contact
Additional Contact Information
I'd be happy to collaborate with journalists to demonstrate how fiction and historical research can intertwine.
PhD
MA

Personal Info

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About Me

Trained as an archaeologist and classical historian, with additional expertise in 20th-century history, I specialize in historical fiction. I work as a book editor and historical consultant, collaborating with writers, game developers, and filmmakers to bring stories set in the past to life.

My main areas of focus are:

  • Ancient Near East
  • The Greek and Roman world
  • Middle Ages (especially the Early Middle Ages and the ethnogenesis of the Germanic people)
  • Early 20th century (especially the Nazi regime and WWII)
Recent Publications

Paper on the popularization of racial archaeology by the SS magazine Germanien, in collaboration with a PhD in History (forthcoming).

Media Coverage
Country Focus
Italy, Germany, Ancient Mediterranean, Ancient Near East, Roman Empire
Expertise by Geography
Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Europe
Expertise by Chronology
Ancient, Medieval, 20th century
Expertise by Topic
Holocaust & Nazi Persecution, Material Culture, Military, Politics, Public History, Religion, World War I, World War II