Tedd Wimperis

Classical Studies hosted alumni during Homecoming weekend to celebrate 10 years of the major at Elon

Wimperis appeared as one of a handful of interviewed scholars whose research focuses on the ancient Roman epic poem "Aeneid" and the fraught political circumstances of its authorship.

Their research, “Cleopatra on Screen: How Western Biases and Orientalism Informed Early Film Adaptations of Cleopatra,” examined stage and screen representations of the famous Egyptian queen — and the ideologies behind them.

Boatwright, a professor of classical studies at Duke University, will examine a series of dramatic rebellions against the Roman Empire to explore ancient imperialism and identity.