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Vittorio Bottini
+49 89 2180-3383 |vittorio.bottini@mail.utoronto.ca
Research interests: Ancient Fable, Iambic Poetry, Greek Imperial Literature, Hellenistic Poetry, Ancient Poetry Books, Gender Studies
EDUCATION
2019 – 2025
University of Toronto
Ph.D. in Classics
GPA: 4.0
Primary Supervisor: Prof. R. Höschele – Secondary Supervisors: Prof. P. Bing & Prof. V. Wohl
- Dissertation title: ‘Babrius’ Mythiambi: a fabulous journey in alphabetical order’
- Visiting Researcher (2024-25) at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Germany)
- DAAD Fellow (2022-23) at Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen (Germany), Research supervisors: Prof. Dr. Männlein
- Funded Research period (May 2023) at Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz (Austria)
- Junior Fellow of Massey College (2021-2025)
- Elected Secretary of the Graduate Student Executive Committee (2020-21)
2018 – 2019
University of Oxford (St Hugh’s College)
M.St. in Greek and Latin Literature and Language
Grade: Merit Award
Supervisor: Prof. S.J. Heyworth
- Dissertation in Ancient Greek Literature: ‘Female Voices in Apollonius’ Argonautica’
2014 – 2018
University of St Andrews
M.A. in Classics
Grade: First Class Degree with Honours
Supervisor: Prof. J. König.
- Dissertation in Ancient Greek Literature: ‘“All that glitters is not gold”: Cleitophon’s infidelity in Leucippe and Cleitophon’
- Exchange Programme (2016-17) at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)
Grade: 4.0 GPA, Supervisors: Prof. Baragwanath, Prof. James & Prof. Babcock
2009 – 2014
Liceo Classico Giuseppe Parini
Diploma di Maturità Classica (Classical Lyceum)
Grade: 95/100
- Regional High School Representative (2014)|Head of the School Board (2013)
- Exchange Programme (2013) at Palm Beach Currumbin State High School (Australia)
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
March 2023
Venice International University
VIU Advanced Seminar in the Humanities 2023
June 2021
University of London - School of Advanced Studies
London International Palaeography Summer School & London Rare Books Summer School
Core Modules: ‘Greek Palaeography’ & ‘The Book in the Ancient World’
June 2015
University College London (UCL)
London Summer School in Classics (Advanced group)
Core modules: ‘Ancient Greek Tragedy’, ‘Ancient Greek Comedy’ & ‘Homeric Hymns’
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2024 - CAC Honourable Mention for Best Paper
Honorable Mention for the best paper given at the CAC annual meeting for my paper “Aping The Past: A case study of Avianus' imitation of Babrius' Mythiambi.”
2023-4 - HUDD Bursary (Massey College)
Bursary awarded on merit to International Junior Fellow of Massey College
2022 - SGS Conference Grant (University of Toronto)
Awarded on merit for attending a conference on ancient fable at the University of Graz.
2022 - DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst)
12-month scholarship to conduct research at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.
2022 - Catherall Bursary (Massey College)
Awarded on merit for attending the International Conference on the interaction between ancient fable and literary genres.
2021 - C.B. Farrar International Graduate Scholarship Award (University of Toronto)
A prize awarded for academic excellence.
2021-22 - Hudd Bursary (Massey College)
Awarded on merit for becoming a Junior Fellow at Massey College of the University of Toronto.
2021 - Ondaatje Bursary (Massey College)
Awarded on merit to selected international Junior Fellows of Massey College of the University of Toronto.
2021 - Booksellers Association ‘Michael Silverman Manuscripts’ Bursary (School of Advanced Studies, University of London)
Awarded on merit for participating in the Rare Books Summer School at the School of Advanced Studies of the University of London.
2021 - Sambrook Award Bursary (School of Advanced Studies, University of London)
Awarded on merit for participating in Greek Palaeography course of the London International Palaeography Summer School at the School of Advanced Studies of the University of London.
2021 - Benario Award (The Classical Association of the Middle West and South)
Awarded on merit for participating in the London International Palaeography Summer School at the School of Advanced Studies of the University of London.
2020 - Emmet Robbins Memorial Graduate Award in Classics (University of Toronto)
A prize awarded for academic excellence.
2019 - Faculty of Arts and Science Program Fellowship (University of Toronto)
A prize awarded for academic excellence.
2019 - University of Toronto PhD Tuition Fellowship (University of Toronto)
A five-year fellowship following my admission in the Classical Studies, PhD program at the University of Toronto.
2019 - University of Toronto PhD Fellowship (University of Toronto)
A five-year fellowship following my admission in the Classical Studies, PhD program at the University of Toronto.
2019 - M.B. Wallace Memorial Graduate Award in Classics (University of Toronto)
A prize awarded for academic excellence.
2019 - Benjamin Franklin Fellowship (University of Pennsylvania) [declined]
A five-year fellowship following my admission in the Classical Studies, PhD program at the University of Pennsylvania.
2018 - The Principal’s Scholarship for Academic Excellence (University of St Andrews)
A prize awarded to final year students from across the University whose grades are the highest in their faculties.
2018 - John Burnet Memorial Prize (University of St Andrews)
A medal and a prize of £200 awarded to the best finalist (4th-year student) in Greek modules.
2017 - Eben Alexander Prize in Greek (University of North Carolina)
A prize awarded to the student who presents the best rendering into English of selected unseen passages of Greek.
2016 - St Andrews Abroad Programme (University of St Andrews)
Scholarship awarded on merit to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a full academic year.
2016 - Blair Prize (University of St Andrews)
Awarded to the best student in Greek at 2000 level.
2015 - Alumni Scholarship Fund (University of St Andrews)
Awarded on merit by the Department of Classics for attending the London Summer School in Classics.
2014 – 2018 - SAAS Scholarship (Student Awards Agency for Scotland)
Awarded for my undergraduate studies at the University of St Andrews.