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Olga Akhunova serves as Professor and Chief Research Fellow at HSE University's Faculty of Humanities , specifically within the Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies , where she has been employed since 2017. Prior to this, she held academic positions at the Russian State University for the Humanities from 1993, progressing from Associate Professor (1993-2013) to Professor (since 2013). Education: Doctor of Sciences (2013) Candidate of Sciences (PhD equivalent) (1987) Degree from Lomonosov Moscow State University (1983) Onassis Fellowships Program for International Scholars (Athens, Greece, 2002) Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program at Harvard University (2004-2005) Professor Akhunova specializes in Classical Antiquity with particular expertise in the History of Ancient Greek Literature , History of Ancient Greek Art , and Ancient Greek and Roman Theatre . Her research demonstrates exceptional focus on Pindaric odes, Apuleius's Metamorphoses, and the symbolic use of donkeys and related motifs in ancient literature. She has presented numerous conference papers on textual interpretation of classical works and maintains active research in Greek iambography and literary techniques. Her scholarly output reveals consistent publication patterns with significant contributions to journals like Acta Classica , Mnemosyne , and specialized publications on ancient manuscripts. Her work often bridges literary analysis with cultural history and iconographic studies, particularly examining how mythological narratives shaped ancient artistic representations. Awards: Best Teacher — 2021–2023 Professor Akhunova teaches undergraduate courses including History of Greek Literature and Old Greek Language and Authors across multiple academic years through 2025/2026. She supervises student term and thesis papers, though specific student names aren't listed in the available materials. Her office hours are held on Mondays and Fridays from 11:10-16:00 at 21/4 Staraya Basmannaya Ulitsa, Building 3, room L-214 in Moscow. She maintains active scholarly profiles through ORCID (0000-0002-0402-5825), ResearcherID (S-3214-2018), and Google Scholar.

• Classical Antiquity
• History of Ancient Greek Literature
• History of Ancient Greek Art
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Claudio Giammona serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Literature and Culture at Sapienza University of Rome, specializing in Classical Philology (SSD: L-FIL-LET/05). His academic trajectory spans research fellowships and progressive faculty appointments since 2011, culminating in his current position focused on textual transmission and medieval reception of classical materials. Education: Laurea in Classics (Sapienza University of Rome) PhD in Philology and History of the Ancient World (Sapienza University of Rome) His research centers on the reception of ancient grammatical texts in early medieval educational contexts, particularly examining how late antique materials were adapted for elementary Latin instruction. Key contributions include critical editions of the Ars Ambianensis and studies on Priscian's De Accentibus , bridging classical philology with medieval manuscript studies. His methodology integrates textual criticism with historical analysis of pedagogical practices across antiquity and the Carolingian era. Analysis of his publication record reveals consistent focus on textual transmission mechanisms, manuscript traditions, and the evolution of grammatical treatises. His work demonstrates particular expertise in elementary Latin teaching materials, with recurring themes of adaptation, error propagation, and cultural reception from late antiquity through the early Middle Ages. Giammona maintains active research leadership through the PRIN project "Le tradizioni della linguistica antica" (as local unit director) and the ERC-funded PAGES project ("Priscian's Ars Grammatica in European Scriptoria"). His grant portfolio includes multiple national projects from 2007-2017 examining textual transmission, translation practices, and classical reception in educational contexts. He directs collaborative research teams specializing in digital approaches to medieval texts and classical transmission, contributing to initiatives that merge traditional philology with computational methodologies for manuscript analysis and edition preparation.

• Classical Philology
• Reception of Classical Texts
• Transmission of Texts
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Cristina Mantegna is an Associate Professor of Diplomatics at Sapienza University of Rome, where she teaches in the Department of Modern Literature and Culture. She has been a member of the Doctoral College in Documentary Sciences, Geography, Linguistics, and Literature and teaches courses in Latin Diplomatics and Codicology for undergraduate and graduate programs. Mantegna has held visiting professorships at Strasbourg University (2016) and the École nationale des chartes in Paris (2018), and has lectured at universities in Siena-Arezzo, Pavia, Padua, and the School of Archival Science, Paleography, and Diplomatics at the State Archive of Rome. Her research focuses on medieval documentation systems from Late Antiquity to the Late Middle Ages, with particular emphasis on the Regnum Italiae documentation system (8th-12th centuries), documents of commerce and merchants (13th-14th centuries), early 16th-century supplications in the Apostolic Penitentiary Archives, and treaties between Venice and Christian and Muslim kingdoms of the East (11th-14th centuries). She has also studied early medieval documentary writing practices and legal manuscripts of the Lombard era (12th-13th centuries). Mantegna's scholarly output spans critical editions of Latin charters, diplomatic studies of medieval documentation, and analyses of paleographic features across centuries. Her work demonstrates a consistent focus on the evolution of documentary practices, particularly the transition from early medieval to late medieval documentation systems. Her publications reveal expertise in both Italian regional archives and international scholarly collaboration, with significant contributions to the Chartae Latinae Antiquiores series. National Scientific Qualification for Full Professor (I fascia) Member of the Scientific Committee for several A-rank journals (Scrineum and Nuovi Annali della Scuola speciale per archivisti e bibliotecari) Collaborateur exterieur of Adele - Album de diplomatique en ligne Member of the Strategic Orientation Council of PSL Université Paris As a researcher, Mantegna has served as principal investigator for the Sapienza research unit within the PRIN 2020 Memo - Memory of Montecassino project. She actively participates in international conferences and has presented research at numerous international events in Italy and abroad. Her work bridges archival science, paleography, and diplomatics with broader historical questions about medieval society, law, and culture.

• Diplomatics
• Paleography
• Codicology
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Italo Pantani is a full-time Associate Professor of Italian Literature at Sapienza University of Rome, affiliated with the Department of Modern Literature and Culture. He specializes in Latin and vernacular poetry from the 14th-16th centuries, focusing on Petrarchan traditions, Renaissance humanism, and classical reception. Current director of the departmental journal Studi (e testi) italiani Head of the PRIN-funded research unit Libri di poesia nell'Italia settentrionale del Quattrocento Founder of the CLIAP digital catalog for Italian Renaissance poetry His research combines textual criticism with historical analysis, emphasizing the interplay between Latin and vernacular traditions. Publications include monographs on Giusto de' Conti and Ludovico Sardi, with particular attention to Ferrarese and Romagna courtly poetry. He teaches annual courses in Italian Literature for undergraduate programs and supervises doctoral candidates, while serving on examination committees internationally. His work also involves critical editions of neglected Renaissance texts and digital humanities projects.

• Italian Literature
• Renaissance Poetry
• Medieval Literature
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Daria Castaldo is a Researcher at the Department of European, American and Intercultural Studies , Sapienza University of Rome. She specializes in Spanish literature and Baroque poetry , with a focus on intertextuality , translation studies , and Spanish-Italian cultural exchange . Her teaching includes courses on Spanish literature for Linguistic and Literary Sciences. Key research themes : Spanish Golden Age poetry, Baroque Naples, Góngora studies, Claudian reception, Italo-Spanish songbooks, and Renaissance translation practices. Article trends : Analysis of traditional Spanish opera in Naples, mythological motifs in Baroque literature, intertextual relationships between Spanish and Italian works, and manuscript studies of multilingual anthologies. Notable publications : Critical editions of Spanish-Neapolitan songbooks, studies on Juan de Jáuregui's translation process, and the cultural significance of the Duke of Alba's court. Geographical focus : Naples, Spain, and their historical connections through viceroyalties and cultural patronage.

• Spanish Literature
• Baroque Poetry
• Intertextuality
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Professor Paul Roche is a leading scholar in Latin literature at The University of Sydney , specializing in late Republican and Imperial Roman works (1st century BCE to 1st century CE), with extensions into post-Roman reception. His scholarship focuses on Lucan's Civil War through detailed commentaries (Books I, VII, X), analyzing formal elements alongside socio-political contexts. He explores Lucan's influence across Flavian epics, Claudian poetry, and late antique epistolography, while investigating Roman doctrina through Greek-Latin bilingual references in Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. His work on Pliny's Panegyricus connects Trajanic rhetoric with material culture. Roche's scientific awards include Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA) . Current projects involve completing Lucan, De Bello Civili Book 10 (OUP) and directing the ARC Discovery Project DP220100395: The Vandal Renaissance , studying North African Latin poetry (453-534 CE). He supervises research students in topics like decapitation metaphors and monstrosity in antiquity. His research output includes Dracontius: Orestes (Routledge 2022), Reading Lucan's Civil War (Oklahoma 2021), and foundational commentaries on Lucan. Teaching spans Greek and Roman Myth , Imperial Poetry , and Roman Topography . Roche contributes to classical reception studies and is affiliated with The Vere Gordon Childe Centre .

• Latin Literature
• Roman History
• Classical Rhetoric
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Ide François is an assistant professor of Latin literature at KU Leuven and a postdoctoral fellow of the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO). She works within the Latin Literature Research Group and is a coordinator for LECTIO (KU Leuven Institute for the Study of the Transmission of Texts, Ideas and Images in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance). Her research focuses on classical Latin literature on death, situated at the intersection of classical philology, literary studies, history of emotions, and rhetoric. She specializes in consolatory and funerary genres, Neo-Latin literature of the Italian Renaissance, and reception studies. Her current project examines the rhetorical subtext in Latin literature on death during the Roman Imperial period through socio-historical contextualization. She has received multiple research fellowships, including the FWO Postdoctoral Mandate and FNRS Postdoctoral Fellowship. Her publications include critical editions, peer-reviewed articles on consolatory commonplaces, and analyses of Renaissance funerary collections. Scientific awards include: FWO Junior Postdoctoral Fellowship FWO Postdoctoral Mandate (PDM) FNRS Postdoctoral Fellowship at UCLouvain She actively participates in international research networks such as In (E)motion, OIKOS (Institute for Classical Antiquity Studies), and the International Society for the History of Rhetoric (ISHR), where she serves on the Research Grants Committee. Her teaching spans classical and Neo-Latin literature, Latin linguistics, and humanist text analysis.

• Classical Latin Literature
• Neo-Latin Literature
• Consolation Literature
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Brandon Bourgeois serves as Assistant Professor of Classics in the Department of Classics at the University of Southern California's Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, where he specializes in Roman political traditions from Republic to Byzantine eras. His educational background includes: Ph.D. in Classics (Greek and Latin), The Ohio State University, 2018 A.B. in Classics, The University of Chicago, 2008 Research centers on Roman political history, institutional evolution, and rhetorical legitimation strategies in imperial accessions, with secondary focus on Mediterranean religions and African diaspora reception of classical antiquity. His current book project analyzes electoral base shifts in Roman emperorship and non-coercive consent mechanisms. He founded "The Hype4Homer Project," translating Greek epic poetry into Hip Hop/R&B audiobooks and performances, exemplified by "The Trilliad"—the first full Hip Hop adaptation of Homer's Iliad—aiming to democratize classical engagement through contemporary cultural idioms.

• Roman political tradition
• Roman Republican and imperial history and literature
• late antique/early Byzantine history and literature
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Marion FAURE is a Lecturer in Ancient Languages at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne , where she has been a faculty member since 2022. She previously served as an Associate Professor of Classical Literature at the same institution from 2013 to 2022 and has directed its Department of Languages since May 2023. Her research focuses on Roman comedy (Plautus, Terence), sententia in rhetorical contexts, and enunciative practices in Rome . Education : Graduate of Classical Letters (2005), former student of the ENS d’Ulm (2002-2007) Academic Roles : AMN/ATER at Paris Diderot University (2007-2011), Associate Professor (2013-2022), Lecturer (2022-present), Department Director (2023-present) Her research explores character construction in Roman comedy, metatheatricality, and the interplay between performance and text. Recent publications analyze Terence's moral didacticism , Plautus' structural innovations , and Cicero's engagement with theatrical tropes . She has contributed to edited volumes on topics like flattery in antiquity and Ovid's poetic paradoxes . FAURE's 15 most recent articles focus on Roman comedy's conventions, sententia as a rhetorical device, audience interaction in performances, and pedagogical themes in Terence. Her work spans interdisciplinary analyses of gender dynamics , political symbolism , and manuscript transmission of ancient texts. She is affiliated with the ANHIMA research center and contributes to academic series like Études anciennes and Clefs concours . Her editorial roles include co-directing volumes comparing Aristophanes and Plautus and analyzing Latin dramatic form .

• Roman comedy
• Sententia
• Enunciative practices in Rome
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Gabriella Pironti is Professor (Director of Studies) of Religious Anthropology of the Ancient Mediterranean at the École pratique des hautes études (EPHE, PSL University) in Paris, a position she has held since 2016. Previously she lectured and researched at the University of Naples Federico II (2008–2016), was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Liège (2007–2008), and served as ATER at both EPHE and EHESS (2004–2007). Education: PhD, Section V (Religious Sciences), EPHE (2005) Research Interests Her work situates itself at the intersection of religious anthropology , classical philology , and archaeology of religion , with an enduring focus on ancient Greek polytheism . She explores how divine figures are constructed and negotiated between literary representation and cult practice , interrogating themes such as divine sovereignty, gendered aspects of the gods, the semantics of divine names and epithets, and the ritual contexts that shape religious experience. Her investigations range from the cosmogonic narratives of Hesiod to the localized cults of Aphrodite , and from the Olympian family dynamics to the comparative entanglements between Greek and Roman pantheons . Publication Trajectory Across more than fifteen years her scholarly output charts a steady engagement with the anthropology of Greek religion . Monographs such as Between Heaven and War: Figures of Aphrodite in Ancient Greece (2007) and the collaborative The Hera of Zeus (2016; English 2022) anchor broader edited collections like The Gods of Homer (2016, 2017, 2021) that re-examine Homeric poetry as a site of religious reflection. Recent articles (2018–2021) foreground theoretical debates on polytheism and divine sovereignty , signaling an interest in re-framing Greek religious concepts for contemporary anthropology. Editorial & Collaborative Work Co-editor of the international series Suppléments Kernos Co-director of several collective volumes on Homeric gods , Greco-Roman pantheons in dialogue , and gender and the divine Active contributor to Oxford Classical Dictionary and Brill’s Companions Laboratories & Research Environment Her research is embedded in the ANHIMA research federation (Anthropologie et Histoire des Mondes Antiques), where she collaborates with historians, archaeologists, and philologists working on ancient Mediterranean religions. Within EPHE she co-directs seminars and doctoral training in the Section des sciences religieuses .

• Religious anthropology of ancient Greece
• Ancient polytheisms
• Greek mythology and cult practices
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Konstantinos Spanoudakis serves as Professor of Ancient Greek Philology at the University of Crete's Department of Philology, concurrently holding administrative leadership as Vice-Rector for Personnel and Student Affairs followed by Vice-Rector for Finance and Infrastructure since 2016. His academic formation includes studies at the Universities of Crete and Münster (Germany), culminating in a PhD from the University of St Andrews (Scotland, UK). Spanoudakis' research centers on Hellenistic poetry , Late Antique literature , and early Christian textual traditions , with specialized expertise in Nonnus of Panopolis' works. His scholarship examines stylistic features of Ancient Greek prose, the history of philology in antiquity, and intersections between pagan and Christian literary cultures. Recent publications demonstrate sustained focus on Nonnus' Dionysiaca and biblical paraphrases, while extending to Hellenistic authors like Theocritus and Callimachus. His methodological approach integrates papyrological evidence, scholiastic analysis, and reception studies to explore cultural continuity in Late Antiquity. He received the Classical Literature Prize of the Academy of Athens in 2015 for his critical edition Nonnus of Panopolis, Paraphrasis of the Gospel of John XI .

• Hellenistic Poetry
• Late Antique Literature
• Early Christian Literature
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Gesine Manuwald is Professor of Latin in the Department of Greek and Latin , University College London . Since 2007 she has taught and conducted research at UCL, serving as Head of Department (2012–2024) and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities (2021–2024). She is also President of the Society for Neo-Latin Studies, Honorary Librarian at the Institute of Classical Studies Library, and co-editor of several leading book series and the journal Classical Review . Education: Staatsexamen in Classics and English, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (1997) PhD (on Valerius Flaccus), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (1998) Habilitation (on Roman fabula praetexta ), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (2000) Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2010) and Senior Fellow (2015) Principal Fellow, Higher Education Academy Recognised Research Supervisor, UK Council for Graduate Education Recognised Senior Advisor, UK Advising and Tutoring Association Research encompasses Roman Republican and early Imperial literature and its afterlife. She has published extensively on Cicero’s speeches , Roman drama , Roman epic , and the reception of antiquity in Neo-Latin poetry, modern literature and opera . Current projects include commentaries on Cicero’s Philippics , editions of fragmentary Roman tragedians, and studies of Baroque Latinity. Awards & Honours: Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (2001) Heisenberg-Stipendium, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (2003–2007) Elected Member, Academia Europaea (2014) Member: Society for Neo-Latin Studies (President since 2014), Classical Association, Roman Society, Vergilian Society, American Philological Association, Mommsen-Gesellschaft She supervises PhD students in Republican and early Imperial Latin literature and teaches BA and MA modules on Latin language, literature and reception. Editorial commitments include co-editorship of Classical Review , Tragicorum Romanorum Fragmenta , Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception , and Oxford Studies in Roman Society and Law .

• Roman epic
• Roman Republican drama
• Roman oratory
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Dr. Damiano Acciarino is a researcher at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, affiliated with both the Department of Humanities and the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage. Specializing in Italian literature and Renaissance antiquarianism, his work bridges textual analysis with material culture studies. Teaching: Foundation Year Italian Literature (12 credits) SIE Courses: HISTORY OF ITALIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE (6 credits) His research explores classical reception in Renaissance thought, with particular focus on Dante studies, Lucretian influences, and antiquarian methodologies. Publications span philology, iconography, and historical semantics. Recent articles reveal trends in Renaissance dream theory, classical political philosophy, and textual authenticity debates. Notably, he has curated interdisciplinary volumes on Renaissance erudition and edited antiquarian texts. Acciarino maintains active roles in academic editorial projects and critical editions, including the Atlas of Renaissance Antiquarianism and works on Ulisse Aldrovandi's contributions to numismatics and natural history.

• Italian Literature
• Renaissance Studies
• Philology
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Andrea Arrighini is a Research Fellow at the Department of Humanities , Ca' Foscari University of Venice , specializing in Classical Studies, Latin Literature, and Textual Criticism. His work focuses on Late Antiquity, particularly analyzing intertextuality and cultural memory in texts like the Querolus . PhD in Classical Studies (2023) with a thesis on the Querolus M.A. in Philology, Literature, and Ancient History (LM-15) Current expert status at Ca' Foscari University His research examines textual reuse in late antique literature, with a focus on Juvenal's and Seneca's influences. His recent publications analyze Ciceronian notes, elegiac structures in Rutilius Namatianus, and classical proverbs. Scientific awards include the Doctor Europaeus label for his PhD. He is also involved in the PRIN 2022 project "LALALEXiT" and has conducted research visits internationally.

• Classical Studies
• Latin Literature
• Textual Criticism
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Valeria Melis is a Lecturer at Ca' Foscari University of Venice and the Kore University of Enna, and a Research Fellow at the University of Genoa on the PRIN project 'Laugh Tracks. Greek Comedy in Ptolemaic Egypt.' She earned her PhD in Classical and Modern Cultures (classical curriculum) from the University of Turin in 2014 and a Master's in Digital Humanities from Ca' Foscari in 2020. Her research spans Greek theater, Attic law, digital humanities, and intercultural studies. Affiliations PhD, University of Turin (2014) Master's, Ca' Foscari University (2020) Research Fellow, University of Genoa (2022–present) Editor, Paradoxa series (De Bastiani Editore) Her research focuses on Greek theater (Euripides, Aristophanes), interactions between theater and Attic law, and the language of female characters in tragedy and comedy. She also explores intertextuality in Latin poetry, ancient biography (particularly Plutarch), and the reception of Greek myths in 16th-century Italy. Her work bridges classical philology with digital humanities, emphasizing social reading and manuscript metadata sustainability. Recent publications analyze Penia in Aristophanes' Plutus (2024), Zeus's portrayal in Wealth (2023), and digital tools for Latin intertextuality (2023). She has received grants from Cagliari and Ca' Foscari for research on the ancient world and digital humanities, and collaborates on projects like KomFrag with Freiburg. Scientific Awards Erasmus+ grant Stiftung Humanismus Heute grant As co-editor of the Paradoxa series and member of scientific committees, she contributes to academic publishing. Her teaching experience includes Greek Literature at the University of Sassari and lectures at institutions like Bologna, Oxford, and Tel Aviv. She is involved in research groups Aletheia , Classici Contro , and Wiki-Musisque Deoque .

• Greek Theater
• Attic Law
• Ancient Rhetoric
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