Robin Greene

Robin Greene serves as Associate Professor of History in the History & Classics department at Providence College, located in the Ruane Center for the Humanities (Room 129). His institutional contact includes phone (401)865-2993 and email rgreene2@providence.edu.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Classics, University of Washington (2011)

Greene specializes in Hellenistic poetry, ancient historiography, and paradoxographical literature with deep expertise in Callimachus studies. His research bridges literary analysis with historical context, exploring intersections between Greek/Roman literature, early Christian apocrypha, and cultural history of wonder-telling. Key methodologies include textual criticism, reception studies, and gender analysis within ancient frameworks.

Publication trends (2011-2023) reveal sustained focus on Callimachus' Aetia, paradoxography's social contexts, and New Ancient History approaches. His work demonstrates consistent engagement with fragmentary texts while connecting Hellenistic poetry to broader intellectual currents in ancient historiography and religious studies.

Grant:

• Paradoxographus Florentinus: Text, Translation, and Commentary (2015-2016), Committee on Aid to Faculty Research (joint with Colin King)

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