University of St Andrews

Literary Constructions of the Roman Emperor in Latin Biography

Academic History:

2011 - 2014 Bachelor Degree in Humanities (Università degli Studi di Padova)

2014 - 2016 Master Degree in Classical Languages & Literature & Ancient History (Università degli Studi di Padova)

2016 PhD in Classics (University of St Andrews)

Supervisors:

Dr Alice König (University of St Andrews)

Professor Gavin Kelly (University of Edinburgh)

Research Interests:

• Intertextuality & Interdiscursivity in Latin Literature
• Roman History & Historiography
• Roman Politics & Roman Law
• Late Roman Republic (133 - 27 BC)
• Political Biography
• Cicero's speeches
• Italian literature

Previous Research Projects:

MA Dissertation Bodies & Power. The Use & Abuse of Corpses in Roman Politics from the Age of Sulla to the Reign of Tiberius.

BA Dissertation Nocturna Sacrificia. Cicero & the pro Cluentio in Livy’s Bacchanalian Affair.

Scholarships:

2016: AHRC DTP Scholarship - Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities

Publications:

“Richiami alla pro Cluentio nei Baccanali di Tito Livio”, Rivista Storica dell’Antichità, vol. 45 (2015), pp. 31 – 43.

Contact Details:

Address: School of Classics, Swallowgate, Butts Wynd, St Andrews KY16 9AL

Email: cm361@st-andrews.ac.uk

First published: 14 November 2016