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Expelling Misconceptions: Astrologers at Rome
(Classical Philology / University of Chicago Press, 2011)
"The views ... that the science of astrology swept the Roman world to win the devotion of the Roman people and the Roman emperors, that emperors consequently loved and feared astrology -- have become standard in scholarly ...
Roman Women, Wise Women, and Witches
(Phoenix / Classical Association of Canada, 2016)
In this article I explore the connections among the physiological effects of envy, the stereotypes that adhered to old women, and the literary representations of witches in Roman society, arguing that it is possible to get ...