Dr Giulia Maltagliati

Research

Greek rhetoric; Attic oratory; Ancient Greek medicine; knowledge construction and communication; papyrology; and textual criticism.

Publications

Key publications:

Maltagliati, G. 2023. 'The Rhetoric of Transparency: Telling Knowledge in Ancient Medical and Forensic Texts’, Rhetorica 41 (3), 225-249.
Maltagliati, G. 2020 ‘Persuasion through Proximity and Distance in Historical Examples’, the Attic Orators’ GRBS 60, 68-97.
Maltagliati, G. 2020 ‘Manipolare il passato, prefigurare il futuro: esempi storici ed emozioni nell’ oratoria deliberativa attica’, Rhesis, 11, 290-98.
Maltagliati, G. 2020. POxy5488 and 5490, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXXXV, 41-3.

College Associate Professor in Classics and Fellow, Downing College

Director of Studies, Downing College

Contact Details

Faculty of Classics

Sidgwick Avenue

CB3 9DA

Upcoming events

17Jul

Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
23Jul

Summer at the Museums: Hands On with the Romans
30Jul

Summer at the Museums: The Romans are Coming!
05Aug

Summer at the Museums: Little Sculptors
13Aug

Summer at the Museums: Meet the Greeks

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Not available for consultancy

Affiliations

Classifications:

University and College Teaching Staff

Specialities:

Greek and Latin Literature (A)

Ancient History (C)

Latest news

Prix des Libraires Payot 2026

23 June 2026

The Faculty is delighted to report that Prof. Josephine Quinn was awarded the Prix des Libraires Payot 2026 on June 18 for her book, Et le monde créa L'Occident (or, How the World Made the West).

Faculty wins University Outreach Award

22 May 2026

The Faculty is delighted to announce that we have been named the recipient of the University Outreach Award at Classics for All ’s 6th annual Impact Awards. The award recognises the Faculty’s extensive outreach and widening participation initiatives designed to break down barriers and make classical subjects accessible to...

Sapienza awards an honorary degree to Prof. Michael Reeve

23 June 2026

On Thursday, June 18, 2026 the Recorate's Senate Hall hosted the ceremony to confer an honorary degree in Philology, Literature and History of the Ancient World upon Prof. Reeve, a foreign member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. The honour was conferred in recognition of his extraordinary scholarly achievements in...

Report of the General Board on the outcome of the Academic Career Pathways (Research and Teaching) 2025–26 exercise

16 June 2026

The Faculty is delighted to report that, with effect from 1 October 2026 to the retiring age, the following will be appointed to University Associate Professorships (Grade 10) Dr Lea Niccolai, T Faculty of Classics Dr Henry Lawlor Spelman, CHR Faculty of Classics

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