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Education

Ph.D., Yale University (1986)

Specializations

• Slavery in Ancient Greece and Rome
• Ancient Justifications for Slavery
• The Material and Psychic Conditions Under Which Enslaved Persons Live
• The Contribution of Enslaved Persons to the Culture and Civilization of Ancient Greece And Rome
• Comparative Analysis with Other Slave Systems, Including the New World
• Ancient Greek and Roman Comedy, Especially Plautus and Menander
• The Ancient Greek and Roman Novel: Petronius’ Satyricon and Others

Courses Taught

• Greek and Latin (all levels)
• CLAS 2340: Classical Mythology
• CLAS 2530: Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World
• CLAS 3120: Greek Tragedy and Comedy
• CLAS 4520: Roman Social History
• T 307 (Tier III): Reconstructing Roman Slavery