This study examines the connection between architecture and economy in Mycenaean Greece; it is a deep investigation of economic theory and models of the Mycenaean economy, existing methods for the study of prehistoric architecture, and particular Mycenaean structures. Over the course of the study, I present current thinking on the Mycenaean…[Read more]

This study examines the connection between architecture and economy in Mycenaean Greece; it is a deep investigation of economic theory and models of the Mycenaean economy, existing methods for the study of prehistoric architecture, and particular Mycenaean structures. Over the course of the study, I present current thinking on the Mycenaean…[Read more]

On July 29th, 2016 the Women’s Classical Committee UK, with the support of the Council of University Classics Departments, hosted a workshop at the University of Birmingham titled ‘Classics and Feminist Pedagogy: Practical Tips for Teaching’ workshop. This is one of two reports that came out of that workshop and presents some practical tips for t…[Read more]

On July 29th, 2016 the Women’s Classical Committee UK, with the support of the Council of University Classics Departments, hosted a workshop at the University of Birmingham titled ‘Classics and Feminist Pedagogy: Practical Tips for Teaching’ workshop. This is one of two reports that came out of that workshop and presents some practical tips for t…[Read more]

Review of Peter Eisenman, Palladio Virtuel

The late medieval wall of Rimini is an important monumental presence in the present-day fabric of the city, bounding its historic center. However, even though a good knowledge exists through written sources about it, the subject has not been checked enough from the archaeological point of view. This article intends to take stock of the situation…[Read more]

The late medieval wall of Rimini is an important monumental presence in the present-day fabric of the city, bounding its historic center. However, even though a good knowledge exists through written sources about it, the subject has not been checked enough from the archaeological point of view. This article intends to take stock of the situation…[Read more]

Syllabus for a seminar course on Public Art, Space, and Architecture.

Syllabus for a seminar course on Public Art, Space, and Architecture.

Identification & analysis of an imitation of Virgil’s Georgics in Claudian, De Raptu Proserpinae.

This paper investigates the influence of the Aeneid on the ninth poem of Prudentius’ Peristephanon. In the poem, Prudentius is on his way to Rome when he discovers the tomb of St Cassian, and an account of the saint’s passion follows. The framing narrative employs some of the conventions of pilgrimage literature, while the poem as a whole con…[Read more]

This is a comprehensive reassessment of Aristotle’s concept of tragic hamartia, and its different interpretations from the 1530s to the present day, in the context of Aristotle’s theory of action.

Review of Stephens, S. A. Callimachus: the Hymns. Oxford/New York, Oxford University Press, 2015. xiv, 324 pp. Pr. £19.49 (pb). ISBN 9780199783045.

Review of P.J. Kosmin The Land of the Elephant Kings. Space, Territory, and Ideology in the Seleucid Empire. Pp. xvi + 423, figs, maps. Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press, 2014. Cased, £36.95, €45, US$49.95. ISBN: 978-0-674-72882-0.

This paper focuses on potential instances of indirect labor mobilization at Pylos, in which workers are retained for palatial projects, but through the agency of named individuals. I will attempt to show that in some cases the palaces supplemented directly-acquired labor with labor obtained through administrative intermediaries, high-level…[Read more]

More detailed syllabus for second term (spring 2016) of the University of Warwick Sexuality and Gender in the Ancient Greek World module.

Course booklet for the Sexuality and Gender course I taught at the University of Warwick in 2015-16.

This dissertation explores the use of ‘ancestral constitution’ arguments in Athenian political theory of the fourth century BCE. It shows how the ‘patrios politeia’ is invoked by authors such as Isocrates and Xenophon as a means of expressing opposition to current democratic practice, and also how the use of such arguments is explored, parodied…[Read more]

Due to shifts in the contexts of the production and presentation of the music video, more and more people start to talk about a possible end of this genre. At the same time disciplines such as visual-, film- and media-studies, art- and music-history begin to realize that despite the fact that the music video obviously has come of age, they still…[Read more]