Rong Li

Rong is interested in Archaic and Classical Greek social and economic history, especially the long-distance commercial activity in ancient times. Her current research project examines the foreign trade and economic history of ancient Corinth during the Archaic period. This project investigates the pattern of Corinth’s foreign trade within the Mediterranean sea in the Archaic period, and also the role of foreign trade in affecting the economic and social aspects of Corinth. It also attempts to participate in the discussion of the ancient Greek economy which has been mostly discussed on the economy of Athens. If any, the research on Corinth’s economy could provide a reference for the debates on the ancient Greek economy.

PhD

Supervisor: Professor Hans van Wees (Primary Supervisor) and Professor Paola Ceccarelli (Secondary Supervisor)
Working title: The foreign trade and economy of ancient Corinth during the Archaic period. 

Publication 

Rong, Li. (2018) Review: A Survey of Agon in Ancient Greece by Daqing Wang. World History Studies.

Research Project

• Project (2019): Studies on the Civilization Exchange between Greece and the Orient in The “Orientalizing Period”, supported by the Fok Ying-Tong Education Foundation (Hong Kong), 2014. Rong’s research paper: Orientalizing: Al Mina and its relationship with ancient Greece and the Near East (from 9th to 4th centuries BC), 2019.
• Project (2021): The Making of the Early Greek city-states, supported by the National Social Science Fund of China, 2021. Rong participated in writing project applications, and she is a member of this project.