Matthew Roller is Professor of Classics at Johns Hopkins University. His research and teaching range widely over the history, literature, philosophy, and art of ancient Rome. He is the author of three monographs on aspects of Roman history and culture, as well as numerous articles, chapters, and shorter studies. He has received fellowships from the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He has served in a variety of administrative roles in his department and school, and in 2023 he served as president of the Society for Classical Studies, the principal learned society and professional organization for Classicists in North America.