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Sofia Greaves
Sofia is a phd student investigating how ancient thinking about cities and health was adapted by urban planners in the late nineteenth century. Her research demonstrates how ancient knowledge was reframed to suit the objectives of the period, focusing in particular on Italy, from 1860 to 1914. The thesis explores the conversations between archaeologists and urban planners, and how biological theories shaped infrastructure (from road layout to aqueducts, to archaeological parks) with the objective to make new 'Romans'. She is supervised by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill on the ERC 'Impact of the Ancient City' Project. She is responsible for the Material World and Popular culture content of our blog, and the website.
Email Sofia at srg55@cam.ac.uk
Joe Grimwade
Joe Grimwade is currently a second-year PhD student at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, supervised by Dr Ingo Gildenhard. Joe's research concerns conceptualisations of memoria in Latin texts from the first century BCE onwards, with a focus on the Roman adoption and adaptation of pre-existing Greek philosophical and rhetorical theories of memory. His broader interests include the later historical development of the science of memory, as well as the reception of classical authors and poets, especially Horace, in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Joe edits the Origins and On Site sections of the blog. Email Joe at jg483@cam.ac.uk
Nir Stern
Nir Stern is a first-year PhD student at Hughes Hall College, Cambridge, supervised by Tim Whitmarsh. His research focuses on early imperial Greek and Latin literature with a focus on Dio Chrysostom and Tacitus and the
waysin which they utilize philosophical and political exempla. His
general interest are the interactions between literature and society. Before starting his PhD he studied at The Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Email Nir at nys21@cam.ac.uk