David Wharton

David Wharton serves as an Associate Professor specializing in Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and Classics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where his work centers on Greco-Roman linguistic and cultural studies.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Classical Philology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• M.A. in Ancient Greek from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• B.A. in History, Greek, and Classics from Cornell College

Research focuses intensely on Latin Linguistics and Color Studies in antiquity, examining historical color terminology systems alongside Ancient Cosmology and Language Change. His scholarly approach integrates philological analysis of Greek and Latin language structures with archaeological perspectives on Mediterranean civilizations, reflected in courses covering linguistic evolution and classical literature.