Jared M. Hudson

Jared M. Hudson is an Associate Professor of Classics at Harvard University, affiliated with the Department of Classics. His research focuses on Latin literature and Roman culture, particularly late Republican and early Imperial Latin prose, including works by Cicero, Sallust, and Varro. He explores intersections between literature and Roman cultural practices, such as rhetoric, grammar, and ancient etymology.

Education:

• B.A., Yale University
• MPhil, University of Cambridge
• Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Research Highlights:

• Published The Rhetoric of Roman Transportation (Cambridge UP, 2021), analyzing vehicles in Latin literature as cultural and rhetorical tools.
• Current project: Pomponius Mela's Peripheral Vision (under contract with Cambridge UP), examining Roman representations of global space through Latin geographical writing.

Key Themes: Roman satire, historiography, rhetorical traditions, and the role of transportation in ancient narratives.