Reading Latin & Imperial History in Rome

Timothy Calder is an educator, entrepreneur, and traveler who has spent almost half his life living outside the US. At Dartmouth College, Timo majored in East Asian studies, a versatile concentration that allowed him to explore classes in many different subjects such as government, anthropology, history, literature, film, religion, language, and art history. After graduation, Timo pursued a Princeton in Asia fellowship, which sent him to teach ancient Asian history at a local secondary school in Singapore. Timo then spent 6 years in Beijing and 4 years in Hong Kong. With over 12 years of experience as an educator, Timo has worked with hundreds of students from Asia and the US as a classroom teacher, college consultant, academic tutor, and squash coach. When Timo is not teaching he is probably reading a sci-fi novel, playing squash, or walking Chelsea (his 3-legged rescue dog from Beijing).

Dr. Linda Nolan is an art and architectural historian and educator who has taught for over a decade at study abroad programs in Rome, including Dartmouth College’s Art History program. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in Art History from USC and her B.A. in Fine Arts and Art History from Lake Forest College.  Linda’s teaching is lively and discussion-based. She encourages students to explore how art and architecture respond to social and political change, from ancient architecture to modern museum displays of ancient art. Before moving to Rome, Linda worked as a Gallery Teacher at the J. Paul Getty Museum and as an assistant to artist Raymond Pettibon.  She later served as Project Manager for the Los Angeles-based artist Sandy Rodriguez. She also helped found the Rome Society of the Archaeological Institute of America. Linda has received fellowships from several prestigious foundations in support of her research and excavations at Pompeii and in the Roman Forum. She has published and presented at conferences on topics ranging from ephemeral devotional practices and female patronage to the politics of gift exchange. Her current book project, Tangible Devotion, explores the material traces of spiritual life in early modern Roman churches.

Tobias Philip first kindled his love for Classics at Bard High School Early College in NYC. He continued to study Classics at Swarthmore College, where he earned a B.A. in Greek and Latin with High Honors, winning the Gil Rose Prize for top graduating Classics student. He has completed his M.A. and is a doctoral candidate at Rutgers University, where he is writing a dissertation on Tertullian and the Greek and Roman philosophical tradition of criticizing spectacles. After completing a Fulbright scholarship in Heidelberg during the 2024-2025 academic year, he began teaching Latin at St. Bernard’s School in NYC. Tobias has also taught Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy and the intensive Introduction to Ancient Greek summer program for Calder Classics.