Overview
I am a PhD student researching on the issues regarding ethnicity and mobility in Bruttium, Southern Italy, during the late Iron Age.
I am also currently working as a Graduate Tutor, and I am part of the committee for the 2024 edition of the AMPAH (Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in Ancient History) conference.
Research
Research interests
- Pre-Roman Italy
- Magna Graecia
- Roman Republic
- Ethnicity
- Migration and mobility
- Myth and origin stories
Teaching
- HS3108 - The Near East, Greece and Rome, 1000-323 BCE
- HS3103 - Investigating the Ancient World: Skills and Evidence
- HS2123 - The Archaeology of Mediterranean Societies: Egypt, Greece and Rome
Biography
I was born in Cosenza, Italy. I started my classical formation already at a high school level through Liceo Classico, moving then to the United Kingdom in 2017 to begin my university career. I graduated in Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Leicester before completing a MA in Ancient History and Classical Culture at Swansea University. Currently, I am undertaking a PhD at Cardiff University under the supervision of Professor Guy Bradley and Dr. Maria Fragoulaki.
Honours and awards
- PhD, Ancient History - Cardiff University (2022-present).
- MA, Ancient History & Classical Culture - Swansea University (2020-2021).
- BA, Ancient History & Archaeology - University of Leicester (2017-2020).
Professional memberships
- Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies (2022-present)
- Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies (2022-present)
Academic positions
- Graduate tutor (2023-present)
- Research assistant (2023)
- Twittering the War: Herodotus, Thucydides, and the War in Ukraine on Social Media
Committees and reviewing
- Committee member of the Organising Committee, AMPAH (Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in Ancient History) 2024.
- Theme: Interdisciplinary Approaches to People, Power and Place
Research themes
Specialisms
- Classical Greek and Roman history
- Ethnicity in antiquity
- Latin and classical Greek languages
- Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant
- cultural change