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Averil Cameron is a distinguished Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine History at the University of Oxford, previously serving at King's College London from 1978–1994. Her research focuses on the intersection of political, religious, and cultural dynamics in late antiquity and Byzantium. She has held prominent roles such as President of the Council for British Archaeology in the Levant and has been honored with prestigious awards including the British Academy Kenyon Medal (2020) and DBE (2006). Her academic contributions include foundational texts on Procopius, Eusebius, and the Mediterranean world. Notable works like Byzantine Matters (2014) and Dialogues and Debates from Late Antiquity (2017) explore intellectual and religious discourses. She has edited volumes in the Cambridge Ancient History series, shaping scholarly narratives on Roman and Byzantine empires. Cameron’s publications consistently bridge micro-historical analysis with macro-historical trends, emphasizing how cultural and political shifts in late antiquity laid foundations for medieval Europe and the Islamic world. Her work integrates textual criticism, archaeological insights, and interdisciplinary approaches to reconstruct complex historical phenomena. Awards: Kenyon Medal, DBE, CBE, Fellow of British Academy Editorial Roles: Cambridge Ancient History series, British Archaeology Council Key Themes: Imperial governance, religious transitions, cultural continuity, and late antique socio-political structures

• Late Antique Byzantine History
• Ancient History
• Byzantine Studies
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Eleanor Dickey is a Professor of Classics at the University of Reading. She has held academic positions at Columbia University, the University of Exeter, and the University of Ottawa. Her research focuses on Greek and Latin linguistics, classical literature, and ancient language use, with a particular emphasis on papyrology and historical pragmatics. She holds a D.Phil. in Literae Humaniores from the University of Oxford and has held fellowships at institutions including the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and All Souls College, Oxford. Education: BA (summa cum laude) and MA from Bryn Mawr College; M.Phil. and D.Phil. from Oxford University. Her research interests include the study of ancient language pedagogy, sociolinguistics in antiquity, and the analysis of Greek and Latin texts in papyri. She has authored several influential books, including Ancient Greek Scholarship and Latin Forms of Address . Her work explores the intersection of language, culture, and social dynamics in the ancient world. Key awards include the 2014 Fellowship of the British Academy and the 1996 Hellenic Foundation Prize. Her contributions to classical scholarship have been recognized through teaching accolades and research fellowships worldwide.

• Greek linguistics
• Latin linguistics
• Classical literature
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Univ.-Prof. Robert Rollinger is a full professor at the University of Innsbruck’s Department of Ancient History and Oriental Studies. He holds academic degrees from the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, including a M.A. (1989), PhD (1993), and Habilitation (1999). His research focuses on the interconnections between the Aegean and Ancient Near East, Achaemenid history, and global historiography. Rollinger has held prestigious positions such as editor of journals like Nikephoros and Ancient History Bulletin , and is a member of institutions including the Academia Europaea and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Research Interests Contacts between Aegean and Near Eastern worlds Ancient Near Eastern historiography Empire studies (especially Achaemenid Persia) Global and entangled history approaches Awards Dr. Seibert-Preis (1995) Preis des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (1998) Wissenschaftspreis des Österreichischen Olympischen Comités (1999) Ausonius-Preis (2023) He leads major projects like the NAWA Chair on Achaemenid-Roman empire comparisons and chairs the Austrian Academy’s “Transformation Processes and Empire” commission. His work emphasizes cross-cultural connections and imperial legacies in antiquity.

• Ancient Near Eastern History
• Ancient Historiography
• History of Empires
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Stefan Büttner is Professor of Classics (Greek) at the University of Vienna , serving as Deputy Head of the Department of Classical Philology, Medieval and Neo-Latin Studies. His academic career spans institutions including Philipps University Marburg, University of Konstanz, and University of Vienna since 2011. Born 1986–1997: Studied Classical Philology and Philosophy at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, and Philipps University Marburg. 1997: Doctorate at Marburg on Plato's Literary Theory. 2007: Habilitation in Classical Philology. 2011: Appointed Professor at University of Vienna. His research focuses on Ancient Philosophy , Antique Aesthetics , Greek Tragedy , and Reception History . Current projects include analyzing the modern self-perception of antiquity , the Euripides reception , and Artes Liberales educational programs . Recent publications explore: Euripides 's shifting image from antiquity to modernity. Mimesis in Platonic dialogues. Homeric elements in Aristotle's Rhetoric. Symmetry as a foundational concept in ancient aesthetics. He serves on editorial boards for Wiener Studien für Klassische Philologie and Eisodos. Zeitschrift für Antike Literatur und Theorie , and chairs the Society for Ancient Philosophy Austria . Supervised theses at University of Vienna include topics on Aristotelian analytics, Platonic deconstruction, and Chrysippus' Medea adaptation. Büttner leads research seminars on ancient rhetoric, metaphor theory, and the interplay of philosophy and tragedy. He co-founded the book series Philosophie und Literatur and Studien zu Literatur und Erkenntnis , emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to classical studies.

• Ancient Philosophy
• Ancient Aesthetics
• Greek Tragedy
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Ineke Sluiter is a Professor of Greek Literature and Linguistics at Leiden University, holding the highest-ranking professorship (Hoogleraar 1) since 2006. She has served as Chair of the Classics Department at Leiden (2000–2004) and Academic Director of the Dutch National Graduate School in Classics (OIKOS) (2000–2011). She is a member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and the Royal Holland Society of Arts and Sciences (KHMW). Her research focuses on ancient language theory, rhetoric, and the intersection of classical studies with modern societal issues. She co-directed the Penn-Leiden Colloquia on Ancient Values (2000–2010), producing influential volumes on topics like aesthetic and ethical values in antiquity. Education: PhD in Classics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (1990). Previous roles include Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton) and the Center for Hellenic Studies (Washington DC). Research interests emphasize ancient linguistic practices, public discourse on norms, and bridging classicism with contemporary challenges. Notable works include studies on Galen’s medical-grammatical connections and analyses of Homeric narrative techniques. She has supervised over 20 PhD students and received prestigious grants such as the Spinoza Prize (2010), the highest Dutch research award. Awards include the 2020 Honorary Doctorate from Bristol University and multiple fellowships. Her leadership roles in national and international academic bodies highlight her influence in shaping classical scholarship.

• Ancient Ideas on Language
• Ancient Grammar and Rhetoric
• Ancient Literary Theory
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Professor Catherine Steel is a leading scholar in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Glasgow, where she has held the position of Professor of Classics since 2007. Her research focuses on Roman political history, rhetoric, and the works of Cicero, with notable contributions to understanding Republican Roman orators and the institutional history of the Senate. She earned her BA (1995) and DPhil (1999) from the University of Oxford. Her key achievements include a €1.1M ERC Starting Grant (2012–2017) for editing fragments of Republican Roman orators and a British Academy mid-career fellowship (2011–2012) investigating the Roman Senate's institutional legacy. She has authored or edited over 50 scholarly works, including monographs on Cicero and the end of the Roman Republic. Professor Steel’s awards include Fellowships of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2023) and the British Academy (2022). She actively supervises PhD students on topics like Cicero’s just war theory, Severan monarchy, and rhetoric in Roman law. Her teaching spans Roman history and Latin prose literature, and she contributes to academic leadership roles in the UK classical community.

• Roman Oratory
• Late Roman Republican History
• Roman Senate
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Francesco Citti is a Full Professor of Latin at the University of Bologna, Italy, with a focus on classical philology and Italian studies. He earned his Classics degree (110/110 cum laude) from the University of Bologna in 1988 and a PhD in Greek and Latin Philology from the University of Bari in 1993. Since 1995, he has taught Latin literature and culture at Bologna, including at the Ravenna campus. Current roles: Dean of the Bologna University Library (2021–2023), Director of the Greek and Latin Summer School (2007–present). Research spans three areas: Latin philosophical literature (Lucretius, Horace, Seneca), classical reception in modern/contemporary contexts, and intersections between ancient scientific traditions and modern science. Key projects include editing Giovanni Pascoli's 'Traduzioni e Riduzioni' and leading the Department's Excellence Grant (2017–2022). His publications and conferences bridge classical texts with modern scientific and cultural discourses. He is involved in editorial boards for journals like Griseldaonline and Papers on Rhetoric , and holds memberships in Academia Europaea and the Accademia Pascoliana.

• Latin Literature
• Philosophical Literature
• Rhetoric and Latin Declamation
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Victoria Rimell is a Professor of Latin Language and Literature at the University of Warwick since 2018, with a career spanning prestigious institutions including Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Cambridge. Her work bridges Latin literature, critical theory, and the cultural history of the Roman Empire. Education PhD (2001), University of London (King’s College) MPhil in Classics (1996), University of Cambridge BA (MA) in Classics (First Class, 1995), King’s College, Cambridge Rimell’s research explores the reception of Classics through lenses of spatial theory and literary criticism . Her books, including The Closure of Space in Roman Poetics (2015), interrogate how Roman authors like Ovid, Martial, and Seneca conceptualized imperial space and identity. Her forthcoming articles in journals like the American Journal of Philology examine themes such as care ethics in Seneca’s writings and the poetics of dislocation in ancient literary theory. Recent work focuses on intersections of literary theory , epigram , and imperial ideology , with contributions to edited volumes like Complex Inferiorities (2018) and The Production of Space in Latin Literature (2018). Her scholarship often reinterprets canonical texts through modern theoretical frameworks, emphasizing gender , power , and knowledge systems . Scientific Awards 2016 PROSE Awards Honorable Mention for The Closure of Space in Roman Poetics 2009 W.B. Stanford Memorial Lectures at Trinity College Dublin Editorial board member of Classical Philology Council member of The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies Rimell has held administrative roles such as Director of Research (2017) and Coordinator for joint degrees in Classics and English/Philosophy (2016). She has contributed to academic advisory roles at the American Academy in Rome and collaborated on projects like Imagining Empire (2017) with Markus Asper.

• Latin Literature
• Critical Theory
• Reception of Classics
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Paul Zanker is a renowned Professor of Storia dell’Arte Antica at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa since 2001. Previously, he held prestigious roles such as Director of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) in Rome (1996–2002), Sather Professor at UC Berkeley (1991), and Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Munich (1976–1996). His career spans over four decades of leadership in academic and archaeological institutions across Europe and North America. His scholarly focus lies in Hellenistic and Roman art, with a particular emphasis on Augustan-era imagery, Roman urbanism, and the socio-political dimensions of ancient art. Notable contributions include groundbreaking studies on Pompeii’s urban structure, Augustus’ visual propaganda, and the symbolic language of Roman sarcophagi. Zanker holds esteemed memberships in multiple academies: the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, British Academy, Academia Europaea, and the Danish Royal Academy of Sciences. These honors reflect his transformative impact on classical archaeology and art history. His research integrates archaeological evidence with historical context, exploring how art shaped and reflected ancient societies. While no specific grants or advising roles are documented, his prolific publication record (over 15 major works) underscores his dedication to advancing scholarly discourse on classical antiquity.

• Classical Archaeology
• Roman Art
• Hellenistic Culture
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Christos Tsagalis is a current Professor of Ancient Greek Literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , where he has held various academic roles since 2013. Previously, he served as Associate Professor (2009–2013) and Lecturer (2001–2006) at the same university, as well as Assistant Professor (2006–2008) and Lecturer (2001–2006) at the University of Athens, and Instructor at the University of Crete (2000–2001). Current role: Professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Past roles: Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer His research interests focus on Homeric epics, Hesiodic poetry, intertextuality, oral tradition, and Greek epigrams. He has contributed extensively to studies on the reception and structural analysis of ancient texts. Selected publications include works on Homeric performance contexts, oral palimpsests, and ancient epigrams, reflecting his expertise in Greek epic traditions and their historical reception. His editorial roles include co-editing the Yearbook of Ancient Greek Epic and Key Perspectives on Classical Research . Notable books: The Oral Palimpsest , Early Greek Epic Fragments , Τέχνη ραψωδική Co-edited volumes: 12 collections on Homer, Hesiod, and Greek tragedy He has received numerous scientific awards , including the National Research Award (2019) , Excellence Award in Classics (2007) , and multiple fellowships at Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies (2002, 2014).

• Homer
• Hesiod
• Greek Epic Fragments
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Paolo Poccetti is a full Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Rome 2 'Tor Vergata' since 1990 and an Associated Professor of languages of Ancient Italy at the University of Naples 'L'Orientale'. His research focuses on Greek, Latin, and fragmentarily attested languages of ancient Italy, with a particular emphasis on comparative philology. Member of Societa Italiana di Glottologia Member of Société des Etudes Latines (Paris IV-Sorbonne) Member of Istituto di Studi Etrusclzi Member of Société de Linguistique de Paris Member of Indogermanische Gesellschaft Poccetti’s publications explore epigraphy, linguistic analysis, and cultural practices in ancient Italy. His recent work addresses synchronic procedures in Sabellic poetic texts, inscribed bronze tablets like the Tabula Bronzea di Roccagloriosa , and semantic-pragmatic relations in adversative structures. He has co-authored extensively on coordinative syntax, negation types, and theonomics in ancient Italic languages. As editor, he has curated the Ricerche sulle lingue di frammentaria attestazione series and proceedings of international conferences on ancient Italic onomastics. His research bridges historical linguistics, epigraphy, and cultural archaeology, offering critical insights into the linguistic diversity of pre-Roman Italy.

• Classics
• Comparative Philology
• Latin
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Jakob Wisse is a Professor of Latin Language & Literature at Newcastle University , where he has worked since 1999. His primary research focus is on ancient rhetoric , particularly Cicero and his De Oratore , as well as Roman republican intellectual life , historiography , and Latin language studies. He is currently collaborating with Federico Santangelo on a commentary of Sallust's War with Jugurtha and plans to edit the Oxford Classical Text of De Oratore . Wisse holds a PhD in Classics (1994) and a Research Master's equivalent in Mathematics (1983) from the University of Amsterdam. He was elected to The Academy of Europe in 2014. His publications span areas including Ciceronian rhetoric , historiographical narrative , and rhetoric-philosophy intersections in antiquity. Scientific awards: Elected member of Academia Europaea (2014) Research themes include: Roman rhetorical theory and practice Republican intellectual culture Language and historiography in antiquity His upcoming projects aim to explore rhetoric-literature interplay in ancient works.

• Ancient Rhetoric
• Cicero
• De Oratore
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Laura Gianvittorio-Ungar is a postdoctoral researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, specializing in Ancient Legal History and Papyrology . Her work bridges Greek and Roman culture with interdisciplinary approaches to performance, dance, and narrative. Education : Doctorate in Philosophy of Language (University of Palermo/Humboldt University of Berlin); Habilitation in Classical Philology (University of Vienna). Academic Roles : Researcher at Universities of Salzburg, Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Nottingham, and Heidelberg; Project Manager at the Austrian Archaeological Institute since 2021. Her research focuses on theater forms , genre discourses , and dance in antiquity , exploring how bodily expression shaped tragic and narrative art. She has led FWF projects (Hertha Firnberg and Elise Richter programs) since 2012. Recent publications highlight her expertise in choreonarratives , Senecan tragedy , and fragmentary texts . Key themes include the interplay of movement and storytelling in Greco-Roman contexts. She has edited volumes such as Choreonarratives (Brill) and Choreutika (Fabrizio Serra), contributing to debates on ancient performance and interdisciplinary methodologies . Her work intersects with FWF grants and collaborations across Europe, emphasizing the revival of classical themes in modern scholarship and performance.

• Classical Philology
• Greek Tragedy
• Ancient Performance
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Reinhardt Tobias is a Corpus Christi Professor of the Latin Language and Literature at the University of Oxford, affiliated with Corpus Christi College. His academic career includes roles as Professorial Fellow (2008–present), University Lecturer in Classical Languages (2002–2008), and Junior Research Fellow in Ancient Philosophy (2000–2002). He specializes in Ancient Rhetoric, Latin Textual Criticism, and Greek/Latin Philosophy. Tobias holds a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford (2000) and earlier degrees from Germany, including a Staatsexamen in Classics from Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität (1997). His research focuses on classical philology, particularly Cicero’s works, Quintilian’s rhetorical treatises, and philosophical texts. Notable contributions include critical editions of Cicero’s Topica (2003) and Quintilian’s Institutio Oratoria (2006), as well as studies on ancient linguistic theories and medical philosophy. He has received the Conington Prize (2002) for outstanding scholarly achievement in classical literature and textual criticism. Tobias has contributed to interdisciplinary projects on Latin prose language and edited volumes on ancient philosophy. His work bridges textual analysis with historical context, emphasizing the interplay between rhetoric, ethics, and scientific thought in antiquity. He maintains affiliations with multiple academic societies, including membership in the Academy of Europe (Section: Classics & Oriental Studies, elected 2012).

• Ancient Rhetoric
• Latin Textual Criticism
• Latin Literature
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Professor Federico Santangelo (Newcastle University) is a leading scholar in Ancient History , specializing in the political and intellectual history of the Roman Republic, Roman religion, and classical scholarship. He has held positions at Newcastle since 2009, including Professor of Ancient History (2018-present). PhD, University College London (2006) Licenza, Collegio Superiore, Bologna (2002) Laurea, Università di Bologna (2002) Research Focus: Santangelo's work centers on Roman Republic governance, Roman religion (especially divination and civic rituals), classical historiography (including modern interpretations of antiquity), and municipal administration in Roman territories. His recent projects explore the intersection of political ideology and religious practices , with comparative studies on Napoleonic and Roman imperial models . Publications: Over 15 peer-reviewed articles in journals like Classical Quarterly , Greece and Rome , and Transactions of the American Philological Association , plus 9 monographs and 15 edited volumes. Notable works include Divination, Prediction and the End of the Roman Republic (CUP, 2013) and La religione dei Romani (Laterza, 2022). Scientific Awards: Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (2019) Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2019) Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (2017) Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia (2017) Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2013) Academic Leadership: Grant recipient for projects mentoring Dr. J. Bastos Marques (BA Newton Fellowship), Dr. I. Matijašić (Research Excellence Academy), and Dr. K. East (Leverhulme ECF). Serves on the Arts and Humanities Panel (British Council) and as peer reviewer for international funding bodies.

• Roman Republic
• Roman Religion
• Ancient Historiography
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