Gordon Kelly

Gordon Kelly is a Professor with term and Program Chair of Classics. He received a PhD in Classical Studies from Bryn Mawr College in 1999, with a concentration in Ancient History. He has taught courses on Latin and Greek language and literature, Roman and Greek History, Classical Mythology, Roman Law, and the family in the Roman World. Professor Kelly’s research has focused on the connection of politics, law, and social history in the Roman Republic, and he is the author of the book, A History of Exile in the Roman Republic (Cambridge University Press, 2006). He is also interested in how ancient military practices reflect the social ideals of the Greco-Roman world and has served as a rower on the reconstructed ancient Greek warship Olympias during three sea-trials in the 1990s. More recently, Professor Kelly has served on the staff of the Rutgers University Archaeological Field School during summer excavations at an ancient Roman villa in Vacone, Italy. In 2017, The Society for Classical Studies, the main North American professional organization for the study of Greco-Roman antiquity, awarded him its Excellence in Teaching Award at the Collegiate Level.