Current Students :: Graduate Program

Michael Vasta

Education

  • M.A. 2009, Latin, Indiana University
  • B.A. 2007, History and Greek and Roman Studies, Illinois Wesleyan University

Academic Interests

  • Roman historiography
    • Sallust, Tacitus
  • Late Republican Roman history
  • Imperial Roman history and topography

Courses tought

Indiana University Department of Classical Studies, Associate Instructor (2007-)

  • Introductory Latin Sequence (L100, L150, L200, L250): Wheelock, Aulus Gellius, Vergil
  • Advanced Introductory Latin Sequence (L300): Wheelock
  • Classical Mythology

Papers presented

  • October 2006: "The Forging of a God: Alexander at Siwah" (CAAS Annual Meeting: Baltimore, MD)
  • April 2008: "The Arrival of Berenice in Rome and the Execution of Helvidius Priscus" (CAMWS 104th Annual Meeting: Tucson, AZ)
  • November 2007, Lilly Competition at the FA Museum IU Bloomington, paper A Roman Bronze coin and its historical background

Programs Abroad

  • Classical Summer School of the American Academy in Rome, Summer 2010