Articles by Tedd Wimperis
Classical studies professor featured in documentary on ancient Rome and US politics
March 12, 2025
Wimperis appeared as one of a handful of interviewed scholars whose research focuses on the ancient Roman epic poem "Aeneid" and the fraught political circumstances of its authorship.
Marissa Duffield ’24 presents on Cleopatra in early cinema at classical studies conference
November 6, 2023
Their research, “Cleopatra on Screen: How Western Biases and Orientalism Informed Early Film Adaptations of Cleopatra,” examined stage and screen representations of the famous Egyptian queen — and the ideologies behind them.
Mary T. Boatwright – “The Jewish Revolts against Rome: Exceptional, or To Be Expected?” – Public Lecture, Sept. 16
September 7, 2019
Boatwright, a professor of classical studies at Duke University, will examine a series of dramatic rebellions against the Roman Empire to explore ancient imperialism and identity.