Polymnia Athanassiadi

Polymnia Athanassiadi (born 23 September 1946) is a historian specialising in the religious and cultural history of Late Antiquity, in particular the transition from Neoplatonic to Islamic theology. Athanassiadi was a Professor of Ancient History at the University of Athens.

She traveled regularly in the near East and middle East (from Turkey to Iran) and recorded her journey from Anatolian Turkey to Northern Syria. Provided by Wikipedia