BARBARA SAYLOR RODGERS Education: American Community School, Beirut, Lebanon 1960-1964 Brown University 1964-1965, 1966-1969, A.B. Greek 1969 University of California, Berkeley, 1971-1978 M.A. Greek, 1974 M.A. Latin, 1976 C.Phil. Classics, Dec. 1976 Ph.D. Classics, 1978 Employment: UC Berkeley: Teaching Assistant, 1972-1976 Acting Instructor, 1976-1977; Lecturer, 1978-1979 Visiting Professor, Spring 1985 Visiting Scholar, Spring 1994 University of Vermont: Assistant Professor 1979-1985 Associate Professor 1985-97, Professor 1997- Chair 1995-2001 Book: (with C.E.V. Nixon) In Praise of Later Roman Emperors. The Panegyrici Latini: Introduction, Translation and Historical Commentary. UC Press 1994 (1995) Articles: "Constantine's Pagan Vision," Byzantion 50 (1980) 259-278 "Merobaudes and Maximus in Gaul," Historia 30 (1981) 82-105 "Divine Insinuation in the Panegyrici Latini," Historia 35 (1986) 69-104 "Great Expeditions: Livy on Thucydides," TAPA 116 (1986) 335-352 "Eumenius of Augustodunum," Ancient Society 20 (1989) 249-266 "The Metamorphosis of Constantine," Classical Quarterly 39 (1989) 233-246 "Latin Prose Composition," NECJ 33 (2006) 36-38 "Catulus' Speech in Cassius Dio 36.31-36," GRBS 48 (2008) 295-318 "Romanos Melodos on the Raising of Lazarus," BZ 107 (2014) 811-830 Book chapter: "Divine Insinuation in the Panegyrici Latini," (new and improved, with translations of Latin and an addendum on scholarship), in Roger Rees, ed., Latin Panegyric. Oxford Readings in Classical Studies (Oxford 2012) 289-334
Reviews: M. Grant, From Alexander to Cleopatra, in New England Classical Newsletter 11:3 (1984) 35 J. Lehner, Poesie und Politik in Claudians Panegyrikus auf das vierte Konsulat des Kaisers Honorius. Ein Kommentar, in American Journal of Philology 107 (1986) 445-446 Pat Southern, The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine in New England Classical Journal 29.4 (2002) 266-269 Theodora Hantos (ed.), Laurea internationalis. Festschrift für Jochen Bleicken zum 75. Geburtstag in Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews 2005 (web) Michael Peachin, Frontinus and the curae of the curator aquarum, Classical Review 56 (2006) 362-364 Greg Woolf, Et tu, Brute? The Murder of Caesar and Political Assassination, New England Classical Journal 35 (2008) 151-152 Andrew Lintott, Cicero as Evidence. A Historian's Companion, Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews 2009 (web) Pamela Marin, Blood in the Forum: The Struggle for the Roman Republic, History: Reviews of New Books 38 (2009) 28-29 Altay Coşkun (ed.), Cicero und das römische Bürgerrecht: die Verteidigung des Dichters Archias. Einleitung, Text, Übersetzung und historisch-philologische Kommentierungen, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2011 (web) Andrew Dyck, Cicero Pro Sexto Roscio, Classical Review 62.2 (2012) 489-491 Iris Samotta, Das Vorbild der Vergangenheit: Geschichtsbild und Reformvorschläge bei Cicero und Sallust, Gnomon 87 (2015) 134-139 On the web: Cicero, Pro Roscio Amerino. Introduction and Commentary: http://www.uvm.edu/~bsaylor/rosciuscommintro.pdf http://www.uvm.edu/~bsaylor/rosciuscomm.pdf Symmachus, Oration 1 to Valentinian I, translation, commentary, bibliography: http://www.uvm.edu/~bsaylor/rome/symmachus2.pdf Symmachus, Oration 3 to Gratian, translation, commentary, bibliography: http://www.uvm.edu/~bsaylor/rome/symmachus3.pdf Symmachus, Oration 4 For His Father, translation, commentary, bibliography: http://www.uvm.edu/~bsaylor/rome/symmachus4.pdf
Symmachus, Oration 5 For Trygetius, translation, commentary, bibliography: http://www.uvm.edu/~bsaylor/rome/symmachus5.pdf Symmachus, Oration 6 For Flavius Severus, translation, commentary, bibliography: http://www.uvm.edu/~bsaylor/rome/symmachus6.pdf Symmachus, Oration 7 For Synesius, translation, commentary, bibliography: http://www.uvm.edu/~bsaylor/rome/symmachus7.pdf Romanos Melodos, Kontakion 26 On the Resurrection of Lazarus (I) translation: http://www.uvm.edu/~bsaylor/romanos26trans.pdf Romanos Melodos, Kontakion 27 On the Resurrection of Lazarus (II) translation: http://www.uvm.edu/~bsaylor/romanos27trans.pdf Papers: Vermont Seminars, October 1980, "The Deified Emperor" UVM Classics Dept. Translation Seminar, October 1981 UMBRA Seminar at UVM, Nov. 1982, "Forgers and Carbon-Copyists" UVM Religion Department Seminar, April 1983, "Divine Insinuation in the Panegyrici Latini" APA Panel, December 1983, "Treatment and Mistreatment of Tradition in Fourth- and Fifth-Century Latin Literature" UVM Vermont Seminars, September 1985, "The Ruler-Cult in Late Antiquity" University of Oregon, February 1987, "Tomorrow is Yesterday: The Invention of Tradition in Late Antiquity" University of Chicago, February 1987, "Tomorrow is Yesterday: The Invention of Tradition in Late Antiquity" CANE Annual Meeting, March 1991, "The Importance of Being Trajan" UC Berkeley April 1994, "The Importance of Being Trajan" (revised) UC Santa Barbara May 1994, "The Importance of Being Trajan" (further revised) CANE Annual Meeting, March 1995, "E-Mail and Lists as Aids to Scholarship" VCLA Annual Meeting, October 1995, "Hidden Epigrams and Winged Words" UC Berkeley, December 1995, Co-organizer and Moderator of "Sources and Source- Criticism: A Conference in Honor of Paul J. Alexander" APA Panel, January 2006, " Redundancy and Interpolation in the Orations of Symmachus" CANE Annual Meeting, March 2006, "Teaching Latin Prose Composition" CANE Annual Meeting, March 2008, "Priam, not Drances" Work in progress: Humanitas in Cicero College/University Service, Outreach: First- and second-year student adviser, 1980-present Faculty adviser for Eta Sigma Phi 1981-present COBE Sub-Committee, Spring 1980
Latin Day planning meetings and participation, every year unless absent spring semester Ad hoc committee to review Classics Department chair, Fall 1981 Ad hoc committee to choose department chair (Romance Languages), Spring 1984 Arts & Sciences Curriculum Committee, 1984-1987 (Chair, 1986); fall 1992 Arts & Sciences Faculty Standards Committee, 1987-1990 Chair, 1989-1990 Chair, Ad hoc committee to review Religion Department chair, Spring 1989 Ad hoc committee on computers in Arts and Sciences, 1990 Dean's committee to recognize excellence in teaching & scholarship, Summer 1990- Spring 1993 Ad hoc committee on salary compression, Fall 1990- Spring 1991 Committee to review Living/Learning Program 1990-1991 Chair, Ad hoc committee to choose department chair (Sociology), 1990-91 Committee to review submissions for UVM Computer Conference, 1992 Arts & Sciences Writing Board, Chair, Spring 1992- ex officio member of Curriculum Task Force, Spring 1992 Arts & Sciences Representative to Presidential Search Committee, 1992-3 Presentation on Rome for grade school children in Milton VT (April 1994) Teaching elementary Greek at the Gailer school in Middlebury VT, 1994-95 Arts & Sciences Committee on Academic Standing, 1994-5 Presentations on Alexander the Great & Roman voting assemblies at Gailer School, 1995 Classics department workshop on use of computer resources: PHI and TLG Department resource person for Perseus workshop, May 1995 Arts & Sciences orientation advisor (frequently) Presentation on lead bullets for Essex Junction high school (November 1995) Middle Eastern Studies Executive Committee 1995- FBK membership committee, chair 1995-98 Graduate Council Executive Committee 1995-98 Graduate college standards sub-committee member 1995-98; Chair 1996-98 Teaching elementary Latin at the Gailer school in Middlebury VT, fall 1996 Creation and implementation of Vermont Latin Sight Translation Exam 1997-present Ad hoc committee to choose department chair (History), Fall 1998 Ad hoc Graduate College committee to review Master's program in German, Fall 1998 University marshal at commencement, 1998-2000 Marshal at Graduate College Hooding Ceremony 1998-2001, 2003-2004 Presentation on Roman army for Essex Junction high school (April 1999) Presentation at Orange Center School on Greek army (May 1999) Deaf and Disability Awareness Month committee and participant 2000 Presentation at Williston Central School on Roman Empire (February 2002) Presentation at Mt. Abraham Union High School on Cicero (April 2002) A&S Committee on Honors and Individual Design Majors 2003-2006 Person in charge of IDMs 2004-2005 Chair of committee 2005-2006 Presentation on Roman military disasters for Essex Junction high school Latin club (November 2003) Ad hoc committee to choose department chair (Classics), Fall 2005 A&S Academic Planning and Budget Committee 2008-2009 Department representative to Faculty Senate 2011-2014 Senate ombudsperson 2011-2014, 2015- Member of the TRI/Research SIP Working Group, Spring 2012
Professional Service: Article referee for AJPh, CJ, CPh, GRBS, TAPhA, IJCT, Phoenix, HSPh, IJEL Book referee for University of North Carolina Press, University of California Press, Penguin books, St. Martin's Press, Routledge, Princeton University Press, Wiley- Blackwell, Cambridge University Press Grant referee for NEH CANE Resolutions Committee 2008-2012 Professional Memberships: American Philological Association Classical Association of New England Vermont Classical Languages Association