Expertise

Dr. Shannon-Henderson’s research focuses on prose literature, both Greek and Latin, of the Imperial period, particularly the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.

Her current projects include a co-edited volume of critical essays on Tacitus, a commentary on fragmentary Greek historian Heraclides of Pontus, and a study of the Latin title “divus” in Roman literary and epigraphic texts.

Teaching interests include ancient history, Greek and Latin at all levels, and mentoring undergraduate research projects in classics.

Communities
Classics
Degrees
DPhil, University of Oxford, Greek and Latin Languages and Literature, 2012
MSt, University of Oxford, Greek and Latin Languages and Literature, 2008
BA, University of Virginia, Classics, 2007