Queen Cleopatra: Sex and Power Then and Now with Juan Dopico, A&S, '23 (PhD)

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Queen Cleopatra: Sex and Power - Then and Now
Instructor: Juan Dopico, A&S, '23 (PhD)
August 26 - September 30 (6 Sessions)
Wednesdays, 6:00PM - 7:00PM ET
Virtual va Zoom

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Course Description: From ancient Roman histories to Hollywood films and even Japanese manga, Cleopatra remains one of history’s most fascinating and contested figures. Was she a brilliant political strategist, a seductive queen, a cultural icon—or all three? This course explores how Cleopatra has been portrayed across centuries and around the world, examining how artists, writers, filmmakers, and historians have shaped her image. Through these diverse representations, participants will investigate enduring questions about gender, power, leadership, and celebrity, discovering why the last queen of Egypt continues to captivate our imagination more than 2,000 years after her death.

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ABOUT Juan Dopico

Juan Dopico is a Romanist whose research and teaching are generally concerned with Roman history, historiography, philosophy, religion, and culture. He has forthcoming publications on Roman exemplarity in early Roman imperial literature and the role that Greco-Roman antiquity plays in Japanese Manga and Anime. He also collaborates with the Database of Religious History, publishing data and information on Greco -Roman religious cults, such as the Vestal Virgins and most recently the Cult of Cybele and Attis.

Dr. Dopico received his PhD in Classical Studies at Johns Hopkins University in 2023, an MA in Classical Studies at Washington University in Saint Louis in 2015, and a BA in Classics and Philosophy at Vanderbilt University in 2012. Dr. Dopico is currently employed at the University of Maryland at Baltimore County as an adjunct, teaching a range of course from Greek Mythology, the Roman World, and Latin.

Event Date
Starts:
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
6:00pm EDT

Ends:
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
7:00pm EDT

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Queen Cleopatra: Sex and Power Then and Now with Juan Dopico, A&S, '23 (PhD)

Johns Hopkins Tuition Remission Policies

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Queen Cleopatra: Sex and Power Then and Now with Juan Dopico, A&S, '23 (PhD)

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