About the Authors





James Vincent Agiesta - James is a Junior here at Syracuse University.  He hails from Medford, NY, a small town on Long Island.  This Gemini is currently a Speech Communication Major and is mulling over his options as a History Minor, thus he took this class.  James found that he most enjoyed reading about Attalos I, of Pergamon, and thus chose to include Attalos in his Brilliant Scholarly Article, which you can read by clicking HERE.  While at home over the summer, James drives a truck for McDowell Electric Corp., and he loves Squirrels.  

Tessa Layne Boyd -  Tessa is currently studying as a History Major with a Political Science Minor in her Junior year here at S.U.  Born  in Houston, this Texan is a fiery Aquarius who found learning about the Mystery Religions during the Hellenistic era 'most fascinating.'  She enrolled in this class because of her passion for Mediterranean history.    When she isn't out hiking, you may find Tessa snapping photographs as it is one of her favorite pastimes.  To read Tessa's Brilliant Scholarly Article, please click HERE.

Blythe Hope Dawson -  Originally from Sherrill, NY, Blythe is a Television, Radio, and Film Major with a minor in History, which made it convenient to take this class as she has always enjoyed learning of Ancient Greece, especially the Art.  Blythe, a Senior, especially enjoyed learning more about the Hellenistic Queens, such as Arsinoe II and Cleopatra VII.  As a Sagittarius, she claims to be an 'uninteresting' person, however she does have an Identical Twin, which most would find somewhat interesting.  You may also hear her talking about the Shrieking Eels or True Love, as she is a 'Princess Bride' buff and has most of the lines memorized.  To read Blythe's material, please click HERE.

Adam Leonard Goodman -  Adam is a very busy Junior here at S.U. as he is a History, French, and Education major!  No minors in there folks, 3 majors.  Adam does not believe in Astrological signs, but he likes wine and is a member of the Ski Team.  He is enrolled in this class as it is a part of his Major Requirements and he especially loved learning about the Barbarians of the Hellenistic era.  To read this Brookline, MA. native's Brilliant Scholarly Article, please click HERE.

Scott Peter Hinchcliff -  Hamden, Connecticut's own little Advertising Major, Scott is also working on a History Minor, therefore, he enrolled in this class.  This Junior at S.U. is a Libra, and thoroughly enjoyed reading Jason and the Argonauts.  You can catch Scott kicking some butt with his size 14 shoes on S.U's own Rugby Team.  You can also catch him kicking some Hellenistic History butt by reading his Brilliant Scholarly Article if you click HERE.

Boris Y. Milgrom -  Boris was born in Moscow, USSR, but currently resides in Syracuse, NY.  As a Junior here at S.U., Boris is studying as a Political Science and History Major.  In taking this class, Boris is completing a requirement for his History major, and has found that learning about Jewish Assimilation was his greatest interest.  This Aries once lobbied in the NYS Legislation and loves the NBA.  To read Big Bad Boris' Brilliant Scholarly Article, please click HERE.

Travis Michael Skowronski -  Hailing from Diamond, Ohio, Travis is a Dual Major in History and Political Science with a Minor in Philosophy as a Junior here at S.U.  Forced to enroll in this class, this Aries found that learning about the Ptolemaic era in Egypt was most interesting and he chose to write his Brilliant Scholarly Article on the subject.  To read the article, please click HERE.  You might hear Travis listening to the band The Offspring as he heads to work at 'Six Flags' over this summer.

Kristen Mary Syfert -  Bergen, NY, is where this S.U. Senior calls home.  Studying as a Mathematics and History Major with an Anthropology Minor, Kristen chose to be in this class as it sparked her interest more than the other classes being offered.  This Leo enjoyed particularly the material that discussed how Philosophy influenced various parts of life in the Hellenistic Era.  Kristen loves the popular Easter candy/treat PEEPS, especially the purple kind.  She also loves the WWF and recently realized a dream as she went to the WWF NY theme restaurant.  To 'Smell what Kristen is Cookin', please click HERE to read her Brilliant Scholarly Article.  

Alexandria English Wise -  Alex, as she likes to be called, is originally from Virginia Beach, VA.  As a History Major with an emphasis on Eastern History, Alex also has Minors in Management Studies and Political Science.   Alex enjoyed greatly the knowledge she gained about the various Philosophies during the Hellenistic Era.  You can catch this Libra playing for Varsity Field Hockey here at S.U., and as an interesting tidbit of information, she was born in Yokosuka, Japan.  Please click HERE if you wish to read Alex's Brilliant Scholarly Article.

 

 

 

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