Idle Talks Series - Dr. Gillian Ramsey

The Campion College Idle Talks Series allows Campion faculty to share their research with the community or practice before their next conference. Free to attend! All are welcome to attend!

Join us for our February presentation with Dr. Gillian Ramsey, Associate Professor of Classics!
Friday, February 27, 2026
2:30-3:30pm
CM 105 (main floor)

"With Friends Like These... Conflict of Interest among Hellenistic Royal Philoi"

Hellenistic kings relied upon courtiers and administrative officials called Philoi, literally their "Friends", to help govern their kingdoms, conduct wars, extract resources, and make decisions. Dr. Ramsey will explore the question of whether these influential friends ever demonstrated what we today would call conflict of interest, and just how far-reaching the potential for corruption in these royal kingdoms might have been. We will look at a few case studies from the Ptolemaic and Seleucid kingdoms during the late 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE.

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