Professor Dr. Simone Mollea

Biography

Simone Mollea earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Classical Philology from the University of Turin, where he wrote dissertations focused on Latin literature under Andrea Balbo's guidance. He later moved to Warwick for his doctoral studies, exploring concepts of humanitas in pagan Latin literature from the imperial age (II-IV century) under the supervision of Victoria Rimell and Maude Vanhaelen. Since 2021, he has been a postdoctoral research fellow in Latin language and literature as part of the SERICA project at the University of Turin. In 2023, he achieved qualification for an Associate Professorship in Latin language and literature (L-Fil-Let/04) in Italy. Mollea has been teaching Basic Latin at Università della Svizzera italiana since 2020. His main research interests include Latin concepts of value and humanitas, particularly in relation to the philosopher Seneca, as well as the epitomatory works of Late Antiquity. His notable publications include a modern commentary on Seneca's Epistulae ad Lucilium and an upcoming monograph titled 'Humanitas in the Imperial Age: Pliny the Younger and Symmachus'. He is also interested in the role of the Latin language as a vehicle for cultural exchange between Western and Eastern cultures, along with Digital Humanities and textual criticism.

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