David Levene

David Levene is a Professor of Classics at New York University's College of Arts & Science. He has previously taught at Oxford, Durham, and Leeds universities. His research spans Latin prose literature, Roman religion, and the history of the Roman Republic, with additional interests in ancient Judaism and the reception of antiquity in 19th-century literature and 20th-century cinema.

• Education: D.Phil. (1989) and B.A. (1985) in Classics from Oxford University; Honorary M.A. (1988).

Levene's scholarly work focuses on Latin historiography and rhetoric, particularly through the lens of Livy's writings. He is currently completing a major edition with commentary of Livy's fragments and epitomes, the first two volumes of which are scheduled for publication in 2023. His other projects include studies of Dio Chrysostom and Cornelius Nepos.

Notable awards include a Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship (2004-2006), a Visiting Fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford (2013), and the R.D. Milns Visiting Professorship at the University of Queensland (2015).

He has edited the Oxford World's Classics edition of Tacitus' Histories and co-edited Clio and the Poets (2002), a volume on Augustan poetry and ancient historiography. His publications and teaching reflect interdisciplinary engagement with Roman historiography, religious practices, and literary traditions.