Jean Menzies

Jean Menzies is a British author, classicist and content creator who specialises in making ancient Greek and Roman history and mythology accessible to modern audiences. Aphrodisia explores the world of love, desire and sexuality in ancient Greece, drawing on mythology, literature and historical evidence to reveal how the ancient Greeks understood and expressed their most intimate experiences. Menzies writes with wit, scholarly knowledge and a talent for making classical studies feel relevant and entertaining to contemporary readers. She has built a significant online following through her work bringing the ancient world to life through social media and YouTube. Her audiobooks and books offer readers an engaging, well-researched and thoroughly modern introduction to ancient Greek culture.