Roger S. Bagnall is Leon Levy Director and Professor of Ancient History Emeritus at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. He is author, co-author, and editor of many books including Egypt in Late Antiquity and Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East.
Roberta Casagrande-Kim is Assistant Manager of Exhibitions and Publications at the Onassis Foundation in New York. She has worked extensively in archaeological excavations in Italy, Israel, and Turkey, and has served as the Assistant Field Director at the Amheida excavations (Egypt) since 2010.
Akin Ersoy is Assistant Professor at Izmir Dokuz Eylül University and Director of the Ancient City of Smyrna Excavations.
Cumhur Tanriver is Associate Professor at Izmir Ege University and epigraphist of the Ancient City of Smyrna Excavations.
"Burak Yolaçan received his doctorate in archaeology in 2013 and is a Research Assistant at Izmir Dokuz Eylül University.