Born in Bologna, 2.5.’66. University Degree at Bologna, 22.3.’91 (with honourable mention and dignity of press). PhD Degree at Padua, 12.12.’95. Scholarship for specialization (1 year since 1.1.’96) at Institut für Klassische Philologie of Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich (Germany). Scholarship for Post-PhD Degree (2 years since 1.3.’97) at the Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e Medioevale of the University of Bologna. ‘Man of Letters’ at the Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia of the Universities of Bologna and Parma (since march ’97). Research Assistant (qualification for humanities and computing) at the Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e Medioevale of the University of Bologna (since 20.1.’99). Associate Professor of Greek Language and Literature (History of Greek Language) at the Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia of the University of Bologna (since 1.11.’01). Professor Ordinarius of Greek Language and Literature (History of Greek Language, Computing and Classics, Greek Philology and Literature) at the Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia of the University of Bologna (since 1.11.’05). Director of Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e Medioevale of the University of Bologna (1.11.’09-1.3.’11) and co-founder of Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e Italianistica (2011, with Niva Lorenzini). Chair of the Commissione Didattica at the Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia (’11-’12) and member of the Commissione Paritetica della Scuola di Lettere e Beni Culturali (’09-’18). Chair of the Commissione Orientamento at the Scuola di Lettere e Beni Culturali (’13-’21) Member of the Commissione di Valutazione per l’attribuzione degli scatti stipendiali (since ’15). Lecturer for Greek Language at the Istituto di Filosofia and Istituto di Lingua e Letteratura Latina of the University of Parma (1992-1996). Teacher of Classics and Computing at the University of Bologna. Teacher at the Collegio Superiore of the University of Bologna (since 1.1.’08). Visiting Professor at the University of Salamanca (6.’11) and at the Istituto Internazionale di Studi Piceni (6-7.’12). Teacher at Scuola Galileiana, Padua (5-6.’12) and at Scuola Superiore of the University of Catania. He has followed about 420 degree (BA and MPhil) and doctoral (PhD) theses. Member of editorial board and Co-Editor in chief of «Eikasmós. – Quaderni Bolognesi di Filologia Classica». Founder and member of Centro Studi “La permanenza del classico”. Director of the CIAPh (Centro Italiano dell’«Année Philologique») and member of the Comité de Direction of the “Société Internationale de Bibliographie Classique”. Correspondent member (resident) of the Accademia delle Scienze dell’Istituto di Bologna. He has carried out reference and expertise activities for publishers (e.g. OUP) and international journals (e.g. «AJPh», «Athenaeum», «CQ», «Eranos», «GIF», «MD», «RFIC», «SPhV»). Interested in Greek poetry, historiography and philosophy, biblical exegesis, humanities and computing, peace education.
