Research

My research focuses on Latin literature and Greco-Roman mythology, approached through the lenses of law, gender, and reception. I am particularly interested in how literature engages with questions of legal rhetoric, bodily experience, and female agency — themes that inform much of my work on Ovid’s women. I also study the reception of Latin texts across time and place, from early modern England and the French Renaissance to the 19th-century Cypriot press, and into contemporary feminist reimaginings such as Carol Ann Duffy’s The World’s Wife and the Jermyn Street Theatre’s 15 Heroines (2020).

Thematic Areas of Interest

Law, Gender & Literature

I explore the intersections between Roman legal rhetoric, poetic discourse, and gendered identities. My research shows how concepts such as consent and testimony become narrative tools for representing silenced or marginalized voices in Ovid and beyond. This perspective also shapes my broader work on literary violence, examining how gender and power are negotiated through legal, rhetorical, and narrative strategies.

Reception & Contemporary Readings

I study how classical female exempla — particularly from Latin poetry — are reimagined across the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and modern cultural production. My work highlights feminist revisions, mythic trauma, and symbolic resistance, situating ancient voices within contemporary cultural and political debates.

Research Projects

Gender Equality and Inclusive Research Practices (2025–)

ESPA 2021–2027, University of Ioannina – Gender Equality Committee (Vice-President)

This project aims to promote institutional strategies for gender mainstreaming and to address structural inequalities in academia. It focuses on strengthening and promoting equality in Greek universities, alongside the creation of a Centre for Psychological and Counselling Support. I contributed to the drafting of Subproject 1, and my current work centres on Theme 4: “Gender in research and teaching,” which seeks to integrate gender perspectives into academic and research practice.

The Reception of Ancient Cyprus in the Culture of the Western World (2018–2021)

Restart 2016–2020, University of Cyprus – Department of Classics, Research Associate

This project investigated the diachronic reception of Cypriot identity in Latin and later European literature, combining archival research, international fieldwork, and the development of digital tools. My contribution included field research, conference organization, and publications, with particular emphasis on linking research to teaching and public engagement. Together with Spyridon Tzounakas and Stephen Harrison, I co-edited the volume The Reception of Ancient Cyprus in Western Culture (De Gruyter, 2023), which examines Cyprus as a literary, cultural, and geopolitical point of reference across time.

Concepts and Functions of European Philhellenism (2014–2016)

G. Leventis Foundation – University of Cyprus, Department of French and European Studies, Research Fellow

This project explored the ideological and literary dimensions of European Philhellenism during the Restoration period (1815–30). As part of my research, I carried out archival work in Oxford and London, presented findings in international forums, and co-organized the conference Philhellenism and European Identity. Together with Martin Vöhler and Miltos Pechlivanos, I co-edited the resulting volume Concepts and Functions of Philhellenism. Aspects of a Transcultural Movement (De Gruyter, 2021; Trends in Classics – Pathways of Reception, 7).