Gregory N. DaughertyGregory N. Daugherty is Professor Emeritus of Classics at Randolph-Macon College, USA. He has twice received the Thomas Branch Award for Excellence in Teaching and was the winner of the APA Teaching Excellence Award in 2003 and the CAV LurleneTodd Teacher of the Year in 2005. He served as President of the Foreign Language Association of Virginia (1995-1996), CAMWS (2007-8) and the Classical Association of Virginia (2006-8). His research interests centered on public safety in the ancient city, with particular reference to the Imperial Roman fire brigades, but recently shifted to the reception of classics (especially Cleopatra and Homer) by American popular culture. Read More Read Less