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Dr Jess Venner is an award-winning ancient historian and archaeologist. She is currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Oxford (2025-28) and was a previous holder of the presitigous Rome Award at the British School at Rome (2025-26). She is also an elected Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a Trustee of the Herculaneum Society, amongst other academic posts. Dr Venner is passionate about making ancient history accessible to her 240k+ followers on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, and Substack, creating and sharing expert content via her platform @lifeinthepastlane_. Dr Venner has appeared in publications such as The Times, The Mirror, The Daily Star and BBC History Magazine and has featured as a guest on various podcasts, including HistoryExtra and After Dark by HistoryHit. An up-and-coming presenter, Dr Venner was recently nominated for Content Creator of the Year at the ITV bCreator Awards, Future Presenter at the New Voice Awards and selected as one of the National Gallery’s 200 Creators for their bicentenary. The Lost Voices of Pompeii is her debut book.
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