Giulia Gerbi

Giulia Gerbi is a Research Fellow at the Department of Humanities, Ca' Foscari University of Venice. She earned her BA (2015) and MA (2017, cum laude) in Classical Philology at the University of Torino, followed by a PhD in Ancient Sciences (2021) from Ca' Foscari in cotutelle with Sorbonne Université. Her work focuses on Byzantine literature, Atticist lexicography, and rhetorical exercises, particularly in the Progymnasmata tradition. She has contributed extensively to the Digital Encyclopedia of Atticism, analyzing ancient Greek vocabulary, grammar, and stylistic debates.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Classical Philology and Byzantine Lexicography
  • Rhetorical Theory and Educational Practices
  • Textual Transmission and Manuscript Studies

Her recent publications explore the intersection of Atticist debates and Byzantine language theory, with a focus on lexical precision, verb morphology, and stylistic adaptation. She has received grants such as the ISHR Research Grant (2021) and Erasmus+ Traineeship (2016), and actively presents at international conferences on topics like Byzantine poetry, political allegory, and classical reception in medieval texts. Gerbi also engages in digital content creation for classical language pedagogy and secondary school teaching.

• Scientific Awards:
  • ISHR Research Grant (2021)
  • Bando Vinci Mobility Grant (2019)
  • Fondazione Miroglio Scholarship (2018)
  • Fondazione Cecilia Gilardi Study Grant (2017)
  • Erasmus+ Traineeship (2016)
  • Premio Letterario Laura Bosia (2014)