Teaching

Teaching at Durham

Religion in the Greek World (Level 2, since 2026)
A thematic, evidence-led exploration of Greek religion from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period. The module treats religion as a dynamic system shaped by political, economic and social change and by contact with non-Greek traditions, and introduces the main scholarly approaches, from the ‘polis religion’ model to structuralist, anthropological and cognitive perspectives.

Introduction to the Greek World (Level 1, since 2025)
An interdisciplinary introduction to Greek history, society and thought, focusing on the late Archaic and Classical periods. Students work with a wide range of evidence, including historical and literary texts, inscriptions and material culture.

Intermediate Greek 1B (Level 1, since 2025)
We read passages from different genres, looking at how genre shapes Greek texts and at their rhetorical and stylistic devices. This year we're reading Herodotus Book IV and Sophocles Antigone.

Previous and guest teaching

Before Durham, I convened a module on Greek History through Epigraphy at the School of Advanced Study of Pavia (IUSS) for Ghislieri College, led seminars on Studying Classical Scholarship at the University of Nottingham, and taught on MA modules in Roman Epigraphy and Venice and the Classical World at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

I have also given guest lectures, seminars and masterclasses at the Universität Wien, Universität Heidelberg, Sapienza Università di Roma, the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU), and the University of Nottingham.

Supervision and mentorship

PhD Supervision

I am happy to supervise PhD students working on Greek history (particularly Greek religion, epigraphy, colonisation and settlement, and ancient Sicily) and on digital approaches to the ancient world. Please check out the Durham Classics Department's webpage on PhD degrees, and make an appointment with me via email to discuss your interests.

Alongside doctoral supervision, I supervise undergraduate and MA dissertations in Classics at Durham, and previously at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. I have also supervised MSc dissertations in Statistics (University of Oxford) and in Digital Methods for the Humanities (Athens University of Economics and Business), and I welcome students who want to combine the ancient world with computational methods. In 2025 I served as external examiner for a PhD in Linguistics at Ghent University.

Postdoctoral mentorship

If you’re interested in applying for a Leverhulme EC, British Academy or Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship (or other schemes), or intend to carry out a research secondment at Durham with a project on Greek history or on AI for the ancient world, drop me an email and I’d be very happy to talk more! I am currently mentoring a visiting postdoctoral fellow on secondment at Durham.

Training and outreach

(dh)2

(dh)2 is the Digital Humanities research hub in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University. We are the UK’s largest cluster of research in Digital Classics, bringing together scholars working at the intersection of classical studies, computational methods, and critical humanities research. Check out our website for more information on our research and training opportunities.

School talks and outreach

I offer school talks and workshops introducing students to the ancient world through Digital Humanities and Artificial Intelligence. My sessions are designed to be accessible and engaging, showing how new technologies can help us read, study, and interpret ancient evidence.

I am particularly interested in using initiatives such as Aeneas and Ithaca in the Classroom, which bring AI-based tools for epigraphy into high school education. If you are a teacher or school interested in introducing students to ancient history in a new way, I would be very happy to hear from you!