Nora received a B.A. in Classics in 2019 and an M.A. cum Laude in Philology, Literatures and History of the Ancient World in 2022, both from the University of Milan. Upon graduation, she worked in a library and taught Latin and Greek in Liceo Classico. She also spent a year in Reims, France teaching Italian as a foreign language.

Nora’s research focuses on applying the lens of gender studies to the social aspects of the ancient world, particularly religion. Other interests include Archaic epic poetry, the adoption and development of the Greek alphabet, and, broadly, anthropology.

Garrett Hanson received his M.A. in Classical Philology from the University of Arizona in 2025, and his B.A. in Classics and Philosophy from Kalamazoo College in 2023. His M.A. Thesis, entitled “Orpheus, Pre-Socratics, Exegesis, and the Near East: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of the Derveni Papyrus”, dealt primarily with the generic categorization of the Derveni Papyrus, through comparison with other texts found in both Greek and broader Mediterranean contexts. 

His research interests include Greco-Roman biography and historiography, with a special focus on how cultural and religious background inform the composition of characters and texts, the material culture of writing, in the form of epigraphic and papyrological evidence, and religious communities in the ancient Mediterranean. 

Silja received her M.A. in Classical Studies at Tulane University in 2025 and her B.A. in Classics and English Literary Studies at Bucknell University in 2022. From 2022-2023 she was a recipient of the University of Pennsylvania’s Elsie Phare Fellowship and attended its post-baccalaureate in Classical Studies. In summer of 2022 she attended CUNY’s Latin and Greek Institute. 

Silja's research interests center on Roman and Greek social history, literature, and gender, with particular focus on the lives and representations of enslaved laborers and freedpersons. Her M.A. thesis examined intergenerational politics and mentorship in Plutarch’s An Seni, Praecepta, and selected Lives, and she is currently developing a project on the ornatrix—enslaved female hairdressers in Roman society—using epigraphic, literary, and archaeological evidence to explore intersections of labor and power. With a focus on an interdisciplinary approach to classical studies, she aims to integrate philological rigor with insights from political philosophy, ethics, and history, connecting the study of ancient texts to broader questions of justice, effective governance, and societal structures, fostering a deeper understanding of how classical ideas inform contemporary intellectual and cultural debates.

Silja has also been a Mellon Fellow in Community-Engaged Scholarship, working on food justice initiatives in New Orleans. She recently returned to ballet after some time away and has two rescue cats.

Mary Grace Lewis received her undergraduate degree in History at the University of California, Berkeley with a specialization in the history of the ancient Mediterranean world. Her senior thesis examined Livy's representation of the Bacchanalia festival in Rome and explored ideas about senatorial impetus to control the movement of Roman women and slaves. After completing a post-baccalaureate in Classical Studies at Columbia University, she received her Master's in Classics at Boston College. As a Roman historian in training, her research continues to center the lived experiences of women and slaves living in the ancient world. The use of material culture is integral to Mary Grace's research and interests, and her work often centers coins and inscriptions in conjunction with literary evidence. Her research interests include Ancient Roman history, Roman women, epigraphy, numismatics, and marginality.