About

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Colorado Boulder. My research focuses largely on the history and literature of the Roman Republic and early Empire.

Education

Ph.D. (Classical Philology) Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

A.B. (Classics with a minor in history) Smith College, Northampton, MA

Blog Posts

    Publications

    Articles and chapters

    “Flamingos and Perverted Sacrifices in Suetonius’ Life of Caligula.” Mnemosyne 74 (2021): 299–317

    “Rome’s Sicilian Disaster: Invective and the City in Cicero’s Verrines” in Urban Disasters and the Roman Imagination, edited by V. Closs and E. Keitel, 73–92. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2020

    “Sacred Objects, Material Value, and Invective in Cicero’s Verrines II 4” in Gods, Objects, and Ritual Practice in Ancient Mediterranean Religions, edited by S. Blakely, 151–167. Atlanta: Lockwood Press, 2017

    “How to Kill a Roman Villain: The Deaths of Quintus Pleminius.” Classical Journal 109 (2014): 309–332

    “Feasting Centaurs and Destructive Consuls in Cicero’s In Pisonem.Illinois Classical Studies 39 (2014): 63–79

    Book reviews
    Review of C. Beltrão da Rosa and F. Santangelo, eds.Cicero and Roman Religion. Eight Studies. Sehepunkte 21.1 (2021)

    Review of T. Boll. Ciceros Rede cum senatui gratias egit. Ein Kommentar. Exemplaria Classica 24 (2020): 329–332

    Review of H. I. Flower. The Dancing Lares and the Serpent in the Garden: Religion at the Roman Street Corner. Phoenix 72 (2019 for 2018): 182­–183

    Review of L. Grillo. Cicero: De provinciis consularibus. Classical Review 67 (2017): 389–391

    Review of C. J. Fuhrmann. Policing the Roman Empire: Soldiers, Administration, and Public Order . Classical Bulletin 86 (2015 for 2010): 208–210

    Review of V. Sauer. Religiöses in der politischen Argumentation der späten römischen Republik. Ciceros Erste Catilinarische Rede— eine Fallstudie . Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2014.02.10

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