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Eric R. Varner is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Art History and Classics at Emory University. His academic career spans over two decades at Emory, with prior visiting positions at John Cabot University in Rome and Yale University. He holds a Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology from Yale University (1993), an M.Phil. from Yale (1988), and an A.B. from Princeton University (1985).
Varner’s research focuses on Roman portrait sculpture, Imperial iconography, and the topography of ancient Rome. He has curated major exhibitions such as From Caligula to Constantine: Tyranny and Transformation in Roman Portraiture and authored influential books like Mutilation and Transformation: Damnatio Memoriae and Roman Imperial Portraiture. His work explores themes of memory, political imagery, and the socio-cultural context of Roman art.
He has received numerous awards, including the Rose Manuscript Archive Fellowship (2019), Woodruff Travel Awards (2009-2008), and the Andrew Mellon Faculty Fellowship (1992-94). His teaching spans courses on Roman art, architecture, and classical antiquity, including Urbs Aeterna and The Twelve Caesars.
Varner’s professional contributions include editorial roles for journals like American Journal of Archaeology, leadership in the Archaeological Institute of America, and advisory roles for museums such as the Michael C. Carlos Museum. His research bridges classical archaeology with modern critical theory, examining how Roman visual culture shaped—and was shaped by—political and social dynamics.
