Education

PhD in Ancient Mediterranean History

UC Santa Barbara

MA in Ancient Mediterranean History

UC Santa Barbara

BA in History

College of Idaho/Albertson College of Idaho

Published Works

• Davis, A., Cook, P., Olson, B., Stephens, J. Sacred Lines and Civic Order: A Newly Discovered Board Game Fragment from Vigla and the Cultural Significance of Ancient Greek Board Games. Pyla-Koutsopetria II: Geophysics and Excavation at an Ancient Coastal Town.
• Baker, B., Olson, R. B., Landvatter, T., Godsey, M., Stephens, J. (2026). The Metal Finds from Pyla-Vigla: 2022 – 2024 Seasons. Journal of Hellenistic Pottery & Material Culture, 8, 53-106.
• DiFabio, C., Olson, B., Landvatter, T., Stephens, J. (2023). The Metal Finds from Pyla-Vigla: An Early Hellenistic Fort in Southern Cyprus. Journal of Hellenistic Pottery & Material Culture, 7, 3-25.
• Olson, B., Landvatter, T., Stephens, J., Moore, R. (2022). Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project Final Report: Excavations at Pyla-Vigla in 2022. Journal of Hellenistic Pottery & Material Culture, 6, 155-168.
• Stephens, J., Olson, B., Landvatter, T., Moore, S. R. (2019). Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project: Excavations at Pyla-Vigla in 2019. Journal of Hellenistic Pottery & Material Culture, 4, 28-43. http://www.jhellp.de/.
• Olson, B., Landvatter, T., Reese, D., Stephens, J., Moore, S. (2018). "Pyla-Koutsoperia Archaeology Project: Excavations at Pyla-Vigla in 2018". Journal of Hellenistic Pottery and Material Culture, JHP (3), 179-186. www.jhellp.de/.
• Stephens, J. (2014). "A Pagan and Christian Interpretation of the 387 Riot of the Statues". ATINER.
• Stephens, J. (2013). Potter, David Constantine the Emperor. History: Review of New Books.
• Stephens, J. (2010). "Religion and Power in the Early Thought of John Chrysostom". Ashgate.
• Stephens, J. (2010). The Rhetoric of Power in Late Antiquity: Religion and Politics in Byzantium Europe and the Early Islamic World. (pp 287 ). I.B. Taurus.
• Stephens, J. (2007). "Babylas as Martyr and Model". ATINER.
• Stephens, J. (2007). Odahl, Charles, Constantine and the Christian Empire. The Catholic Historical Review.
• Stephens, J. (2007). Errington, Malcolm, Roman Imperial Policy from Julian to Theodosius. Journal of Canadian History.
• Stephens, J. (2006). "Chrysostom and Ambrose: Toward a New Understanding of the Career of John Chrysostom". ATINER.
• Stephens, J. (2001). "Ecclesiastical and Imperial Authority in the Writing of John Chrysostom: A Reinterpretation of his Political Philosophy".