Paul J. Kosmin (born 1984) is a historian of the Hellenistic period, the centuries after the conquests of Alexander the Great that saw the spread of Greek culture and language across the Eastern Mediterranean and western Asia.
His main focus is the Seleucid Empire, the Macedonian successor state that ruled Syria, Babylonia, Persia, and various adjoining regions at its height.
Kosmin attended Balliol College at Oxford University and graduated with a degree in Ancient and Modern History.
He did his graduate program at Harvard University, where he completed a PhD in Ancient History and wrote his dissertation on the Seleucid Empire.
Spear-Won Land is a compilation of journal articles and research on the city of Sardis in Asia Minor while it was under Seleucid rule until the Peace of Apamea, which saw it transferred to the Roman-allied Kingdom of Pergamon.