- 513-745-1930
- Walter Schott Hall, Rm 810
- Fax: 513-745-1955
- ML 5184
Dr. Thomas Strunk, PhD; MFA
Associate Professor of Classics
Degrees
PhD and MA Loyola University Chicago - Classics
MFA and MA Wilkes University - Creative Writing
BA Pennsylvania State University - Classics and History
Interests
Roman history and historiography, Roman political thought, the music and poetry of Bob Dylan, the classical tradition, poetry, creative nonfiction
Recent Publications
Books
The Lives of Cato the Younger from Ancient Rome to Modern America. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2026.
Transfigurations, Poems. Charlotte: Main Street Rag, 2023.
On the Fall of the Roman Republic: Lessons for the American People. New York: Anthem Press, 2022.
History after Liberty: Tacitus on Tyrants, Sycophants, and Republicans. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2017.
Articles
“Conspicuous by Their Absence: Brutus, Cassius, and Cato the Younger in the Writings of Tacitus.” Polis: The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman PoliticalThought 39.2 (2022): 346-367.
“History by Analogy: Cato the Younger and Caesar in Livy’s Account of the Second Punic War.” Ancient History Bulletin 35.1-2 (2021): 74-91.
“Deconstructing the Monuments: Tacitus on the Mausoleum and Res Gestae of Augustus.” In Sources et modèles des historiens anciens. Ed. Olivier Devillers and Breno Battistin Sebastiani, 219-231. Scripta Antiqua 109. Bordeaux: Ausonius Éditions, 2018.
"Socrates and St. Ignatius: The Mad Man, the Monk and the Philology of Liberation." Jesuit Higher Education 4.1 (2015).
Works in Progress
From Minisink Hills to Missolonghi: A Year of Discovery, Death, and Carrying On.Recent and Upcoming Talks
- "The Courage to Share: Poetry Panel," Books by the Banks, Cincinnati, OH, November 15, 2025.
- "The Damnatio Memoriae of Tacitus," Tacitus 2025: A Conference Celebrating The Oxford Critical Guide to Tacitus, University of Cincinnati. October 17, 2025.
- “Whose Classical Past? Cato the Abolitionist vs. Cato the Confederate.” National Junior Classical League, Miami University. July 24, 2025.
- “Cato of Utica: Philosopher, Traitor, Republican.” Indiana University, November 9, 2023.
- “Cato the Younger: Liberty and Death.” Classical Association of Connecticut. October 29, 2022.
- “The Confederacy, Cato the Younger, and Lost Causes,” Society for Classical Studies Annual Meeting, January 6, 2022.
Recent Classes
- Classics/History 310: History of Ancient Rome - Fall of the Roman Republic
- Classics 205: Literature and the Moral Imagination
- Classics 242: Classical Mythology - Writing with the Odyssey
- Classics/Theology 217: Introduction to the Church Fathers
- Classics 130: Epic and Adventures of Heroes
- Classics 121: From Alexander to Cleopatra
Rettig-Murray Lecture Series
2024 Rettig-Murray Lecture: Dr. Timothy Joseph - Doomscrolling with Lucan: The Ancient Roman Poet on Ecopolitical Catastrophe, Then and Now
- 513-745-1930
- Walter Schott Hall, Rm 810
- Fax: 513-745-1955
- ML 5184
Degrees
PhD and MA Loyola University Chicago - Classics
MFA and MA Wilkes University - Creative Writing
BA Pennsylvania State University - Classics and History
Interests
Roman history and historiography, Roman political thought, the music and poetry of Bob Dylan, the classical tradition, poetry, creative nonfiction
Recent Publications
Books
The Lives of Cato the Younger from Ancient Rome to Modern America. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2026.
Transfigurations, Poems. Charlotte: Main Street Rag, 2023.
On the Fall of the Roman Republic: Lessons for the American People. New York: Anthem Press, 2022.
History after Liberty: Tacitus on Tyrants, Sycophants, and Republicans. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2017.
Articles
“Conspicuous by Their Absence: Brutus, Cassius, and Cato the Younger in the Writings of Tacitus.” Polis: The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman PoliticalThought 39.2 (2022): 346-367.
“History by Analogy: Cato the Younger and Caesar in Livy’s Account of the Second Punic War.” Ancient History Bulletin 35.1-2 (2021): 74-91.
“Deconstructing the Monuments: Tacitus on the Mausoleum and Res Gestae of Augustus.” In Sources et modèles des historiens anciens. Ed. Olivier Devillers and Breno Battistin Sebastiani, 219-231. Scripta Antiqua 109. Bordeaux: Ausonius Éditions, 2018.
"Socrates and St. Ignatius: The Mad Man, the Monk and the Philology of Liberation." Jesuit Higher Education 4.1 (2015).
Works in Progress
From Minisink Hills to Missolonghi: A Year of Discovery, Death, and Carrying On.Recent and Upcoming Talks
- "The Courage to Share: Poetry Panel," Books by the Banks, Cincinnati, OH, November 15, 2025.
- "The Damnatio Memoriae of Tacitus," Tacitus 2025: A Conference Celebrating The Oxford Critical Guide to Tacitus, University of Cincinnati. October 17, 2025.
- “Whose Classical Past? Cato the Abolitionist vs. Cato the Confederate.” National Junior Classical League, Miami University. July 24, 2025.
- “Cato of Utica: Philosopher, Traitor, Republican.” Indiana University, November 9, 2023.
- “Cato the Younger: Liberty and Death.” Classical Association of Connecticut. October 29, 2022.
- “The Confederacy, Cato the Younger, and Lost Causes,” Society for Classical Studies Annual Meeting, January 6, 2022.
Recent Classes
- Classics/History 310: History of Ancient Rome - Fall of the Roman Republic
- Classics 205: Literature and the Moral Imagination
- Classics 242: Classical Mythology - Writing with the Odyssey
- Classics/Theology 217: Introduction to the Church Fathers
- Classics 130: Epic and Adventures of Heroes
- Classics 121: From Alexander to Cleopatra
Rettig-Murray Lecture Series
2024 Rettig-Murray Lecture: Dr. Timothy Joseph - Doomscrolling with Lucan: The Ancient Roman Poet on Ecopolitical Catastrophe, Then and Now