Liberal Arts and Sciences
Andrew Wolpert Research Group
Led by Andrew Wolpert · Classics
What we study
Dr. Wolpert studies ancient Greek history and historical writing, especially the political, social and cultural history of classical Athens, Greek rhetoric and courtroom speeches, and how Athenians remembered civil war.
What working here is like
- Reading, writing & theory
- Computational
- Coding helps
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 2
Current projects
Project Rhetoric and Evidence in Athenian Law: Strategies in Contract Disputes Involving Foreign Litigants
The study compared three ancient Athenian legal speeches to see how speakers used legal citations, documents, and moral appeals when a foreign party was involved, showing that while law references were common, credibility and ethics were emphasized in ways that may reflect bias against outsiders.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 310
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Recent papers, explained
- The rhetoric of invective in Demosthenes’s speech Against Meidias
2026 · Global Discourse
Analyzes how Demosthenes uses strong language to persuade a jury in a legal case.
- Was Lysias 1 Delivered in an Athenian Court?
2025 · Scripta Classica Israelica
Examines whether Lysias 1 was delivered in an Athenian court, focusing on legal arguments.
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