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.
