Maria Sole Rigo

Maria Sole Rigo is a classical philologist currently working as a researcher on the ERC Consolidator Grant 'AntCoCo' at the Humanities Faculty of the University of Bamberg. Her work centers on late antique Greek literature and early Christian texts, particularly focusing on the literary and cultural intersections between pagan and Christian traditions.

Education:

• BA in Classics, University of Udine (2011)
• MA in Classics, University of Udine (2014)
• Degree in Humanistic Studies, Scuola Superiore of the University of Udine (2015)
• PhD in Philology and History of the Ancient World, Sapienza University of Rome (awarded 2020)

Her research delves into the transformation of literary and religious motifs in late antiquity, with a special focus on Eudocia Augusta’s poetic hagiography. She employs philological methods to analyze how classical traditions were adapted into Christian narratives. Her work bridges literary analysis, religious history, and cultural transformation.

The recent publications highlight a consistent engagement with the figure of Saint Cyprian and Eudocia Augusta’s poetic rewriting of his life, illustrating broader trends in Homeric-Christian synthesis and the sanctification of formerly 'magical' figures. Her reviews reflect a deep interest in late antique intellectual and iconoclastic debates.

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Maria Sole Rigo has not advised any students listed in the available information, and there is no mention of grant leadership or advising roles. She contributes to the AntCoCo project, bringing philological expertise to a multidisciplinary team.

She is part of the research team for the ERC Consolidator Grant 'AntCoCo' at the University of Bamberg, collaborating with scholars in late antique studies.