Maurizio BettiniMaurizio Bettini is Full Professor of Classical Philology at the Università degli Studi, Siena and one of the most internationally renowned classicists. His vision of the ancient world, strongly marked by anthropology, has made its mark on studies ofRoman culture, myth, and ancient religion. He is the director of several important book series - such as Einaudi's Mythologica - and collaborates with the cultural section of the newspaper La Repubblica. Outside of Italy, where he founded the Center for Anthropology and the Ancient World, Bettini has taught for over twenty years in the Department of Classics at the University of California, Berkeley. It was there that his intense collaboration with William Michael Short began, and this has taken place in the context of the organization of a study abroad program at the Università degli Studi, Siena as well as numerous research projects. Read More Read Less