Davide Massimo
University of Nottingham, Department of Classics and Archaeology, Teaching Associate in Ancient Literature
I graduated with an Undergraduate (2016) and Master’s (2017) degree in Classics at Sapienza-University of Rome. In 2017, I moved to Oxford to read for a DPhil (=PhD) in Classical Languages and Literature with a doctoral thesis entitled “Leonidas of Tarentum, Fifty-Nine Epigrams: Text, Translation and Commentary” under the supervision of Prof. G.O. Hutchinson. The long-term aim of this thesis is to produce a full-scale edition and commentary of all the extant poems of Leonidas of Tarentum.
In Autumn 2021 I was a Rome Awardee at the British School at Rome and in February-March 2022 I held an Ernst Mach Worldwide Grant at the University of Vienna, where I was also a visiting scholar in the ERC-funded project MAPPOLA (Mapping Out the Poetic Landscape(s) of the Roman Empire). From April 2022 to September 2022 I was a Research Associate of the CSAD (Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents) at the Faculty of Classics - Oxford, where I collaborated, especially on the digital side, with the Corpus of Ptolemaic Inscriptions.
In September 2022, I have joined the Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Nottingham as Teaching Associate in Ancient Literature.
My research interests are primarily in Hellenistic and Imperial literature broadly defined, and in particular epigram and inscribed poetry. I also have an interest in Imperial Greek prose (esp. the Second Sophistic) and Greek religion more generally. I am also interested to the contribution of papyrology and epigraphy for Greek literature.
I am passionate about teaching Classical Languages and Literature, and I have been recognised as an Associate Fellow (2022) and then Fellow (2024) of Advance HE (former Higher Education Academy). I also enjoy dissemination and public engagement projects aimed at a broader public, which I pursue through work with Glaucopis, non-for-profit organisation for the promotion of Classical studies based in Rome that I co-founded in 2018 (www.glaucopis.it), as well as with other projects.
I am happy to be contacted via email about my work, publications, potential collaborations or other matters pertaining to my research interests.
Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2267-0411
In Autumn 2021 I was a Rome Awardee at the British School at Rome and in February-March 2022 I held an Ernst Mach Worldwide Grant at the University of Vienna, where I was also a visiting scholar in the ERC-funded project MAPPOLA (Mapping Out the Poetic Landscape(s) of the Roman Empire). From April 2022 to September 2022 I was a Research Associate of the CSAD (Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents) at the Faculty of Classics - Oxford, where I collaborated, especially on the digital side, with the Corpus of Ptolemaic Inscriptions.
In September 2022, I have joined the Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Nottingham as Teaching Associate in Ancient Literature.
My research interests are primarily in Hellenistic and Imperial literature broadly defined, and in particular epigram and inscribed poetry. I also have an interest in Imperial Greek prose (esp. the Second Sophistic) and Greek religion more generally. I am also interested to the contribution of papyrology and epigraphy for Greek literature.
I am passionate about teaching Classical Languages and Literature, and I have been recognised as an Associate Fellow (2022) and then Fellow (2024) of Advance HE (former Higher Education Academy). I also enjoy dissemination and public engagement projects aimed at a broader public, which I pursue through work with Glaucopis, non-for-profit organisation for the promotion of Classical studies based in Rome that I co-founded in 2018 (www.glaucopis.it), as well as with other projects.
I am happy to be contacted via email about my work, publications, potential collaborations or other matters pertaining to my research interests.
Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2267-0411
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The article is available in open access at the following link: https://classics-at.chs.harvard.edu/the-hellenistic-hymns-to-apollo-with-musical-notation-from-delphi/. The PDF version is only a reproduction of the online version for offline reading.
Edited Volumes by Davide Massimo
Dictionary entries by Davide Massimo
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Book reviews by Davide Massimo
[The book under review is available in open access at http://monographs.uc.pt/iuc/catalog/book/211]
Events organised by Davide Massimo
Well before the Imperial age, the city of Rome had started to attract foreigners from various corners of the Mediterranean. Greeks, Iberians, Egyptians, Syrians, and Jews filled the city, both as passers-by and long-term settlers. Many of them did not choose to come to Rome, but they were rather taken there by force as slaves and war hostages. Others willingly decided to come to the city due to economic motivations, as was often the case for merchants, teachers, doctors, artisans, artists, and entertainers. These people brought with them their lives, their languages, their culture, their gods. Some of them tried to maintain a distinct foreign identity, while others strived to conform to their new environment and fit in – both dynamics are still at play in contemporary migrations. Literary sources provide a rich insight into these phenomena, but the other major source we possess is a wealth of inscriptions in different languages, both in prose and verse.
The aim of this round table is to discuss the theme of foreigners in ancient Rome focussing especially on epigraphic perspective(s). The conversation will bring together junior and senior scholars who use inscriptions in their research to shed light on this fascinating topic from different angles. The round table discussion will be followed by a Q&A with the audience, who will have the chance to ask questions to the panel. This event will take place in English.
Conference papers by Davide Massimo
parallels with other Hellenistic authors, Leonidas’ treatment of poverty and poor people is much more nuanced than it seemed so far.
Conference panels by Davide Massimo
Reading Groups by Davide Massimo
The article is available in open access at the following link: https://classics-at.chs.harvard.edu/the-hellenistic-hymns-to-apollo-with-musical-notation-from-delphi/. The PDF version is only a reproduction of the online version for offline reading.
Due to the policy of the publisher the PDF of the contribution cannot be uploaded here. Please contact me if you wish to receive an offprint.
[The book under review is available in open access at http://monographs.uc.pt/iuc/catalog/book/211]
Well before the Imperial age, the city of Rome had started to attract foreigners from various corners of the Mediterranean. Greeks, Iberians, Egyptians, Syrians, and Jews filled the city, both as passers-by and long-term settlers. Many of them did not choose to come to Rome, but they were rather taken there by force as slaves and war hostages. Others willingly decided to come to the city due to economic motivations, as was often the case for merchants, teachers, doctors, artisans, artists, and entertainers. These people brought with them their lives, their languages, their culture, their gods. Some of them tried to maintain a distinct foreign identity, while others strived to conform to their new environment and fit in – both dynamics are still at play in contemporary migrations. Literary sources provide a rich insight into these phenomena, but the other major source we possess is a wealth of inscriptions in different languages, both in prose and verse.
The aim of this round table is to discuss the theme of foreigners in ancient Rome focussing especially on epigraphic perspective(s). The conversation will bring together junior and senior scholars who use inscriptions in their research to shed light on this fascinating topic from different angles. The round table discussion will be followed by a Q&A with the audience, who will have the chance to ask questions to the panel. This event will take place in English.
parallels with other Hellenistic authors, Leonidas’ treatment of poverty and poor people is much more nuanced than it seemed so far.