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Dan-el Padilla Peralta is a Professor in the Department of Classics at Princeton University. He graduated summa cum laude from Princeton in Classics and holds an M.Phil. in Greek and Roman History from Oxford and a Ph.D. in Classics from Stanford University. His research interests focus on the history of the Roman Republic and Empire, with particular attention to Roman comedy, historiography, and antiquarianism. Padilla Peralta is engaged in comparative histories of slavery and has a strong interest in Black feminist theory, premodern critical race studies, and the sociologies of knowledge production. He has authored several books and co-edited works addressing cultural appropriation and new approaches to the Middle Republic. In addition to his academic pursuits, he actively participates in public scholarship and pedagogy, teaching various courses on Roman history, citizenship, religion, race, and law. He also advises dissertations on topics related to Roman slavery and engages with interdisciplinary approaches across African American Studies and Latin American Studies. Furthermore, he co-founded Racing Classics and has been involved in initiatives that connect historical education with contemporary issues.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.