Seminar für Griechische und Lateinische Philologie
der Antike, des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit
Rämistrasse 68
CH-8001 Zürich

• 01/10/2020–16/12/2024: PhD in Classics at Newcastle University (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK), fully funded by Northern Bridge Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership – Arts and Humanities Research Council. Title of the Dissertation: “The epigrams of Marcus Argentarius: text, translation, and commentary”. Supervisors: Prof. Athanassios Vergados, Prof. Anke Walter, and Prof. Ioannis Ziogas.
• 01/10/2017–26/02/2020: Master in Classical Philology at Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro” (Bari, Italy). Title of the Dissertation: “L’elegia erotica greca di età ellenistica: testimonianze e nuove scoperte papiracee”. Supervisors: Prof. Anna Tiziana Drago and Prof. Rafael Jesús Gallé Cejudo (Universidad de Cádiz). Final mark: 110/110 magna cum laude.
• 01/20/2014–18/07/2017: Bachelor in Classical Studies at Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro” (Bari, Italy). Title of the Dissertation: “Un esempio di militia amoris: il lessico bellico nell’epigramma erotico di Dioscoride”. Supervisor: Prof. Anna Tiziana Drago. Final mark: 110/110 magna cum laude.

• 04/11/2024–31/12/2024: Doctoral College Research Enhancement Funding for a Post-Submission Bursary (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
• 17/05/2024–31/05/2024: Junior Network Stipend at the Hamburg Institute for Advanced Study (HIAS) (Germany)
• 30/05/2023: Pioneer Award from the Humanities Research Institute (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
• 10/04/2023–22/04/2023: Research grant from Fondation Hardt (Vandoeuvres, Switzerland)
• 01/09/2019–31/01/2020: “Global Thesis” international study prize for the completion of the MA Dissertation abroad for the year 2019–2020 at the University of Cádiz (Spain)

• A. Walter, I. N. I. Kuin, E. A. Polignano (eds.), “Things Have Changed: Divine Interventions in Human Bodies and Landscapes”, soon to be published as themed journal issue for The Classical Journal scheduled for 2025.
• E. A. Polignano and V. Piccirillo, “Dioscorides and Marcus Argentarius: Examples of Dialogue between Alexandrian and non-Alexandrian Poetry”, soon to be published in the upcoming volume of the series Hellenistica Groningana scheduled for 2025.
• E. A. Polignano, “An Example of Erotic Heroism: The Controversial Case of the Epithalamium of Achilles and Deidamia”, in N. Bruno, M. Filosa, G. Marinelli (eds.), “Fragmented Memory: Omission, Selection, and Loss in Ancient Literature and History”, Berlin-Boston: De Gruyter 2022, 255–266.
• E. A. Polignano, “P.Oxy. 2884: nuove ipotesi sul genere elegiaco”, in C. Basile, A. Di Natale (eds.), “Atti del XIX Convegno di Egittologia e Papirologia”, Siracusa 1–4 October 2021, Siracusa: Tyche 2022, 459–474.
• S. Plaza Salguero and E. A. Polignano, “Las mujeres migrantes en el drama antiguo: las Suplicantes y el Agamenón de Esquilo”, in J. P. Martín Villarreal, M. García Caba (eds.), “Frontera Sur: Voces y relatos en los márgenes”, Gijón: Ediciones Trea 2021, 105–120.

• Classical Association Conference with a paper entitled “An engaging example of imitatio cum variatione (Marc. Arg. AP 7.364 and Anyt. AP 7.190): two friendly pets or something else?”, University of St. Andrews (UK), 11–13 July 2025.
• 16th Groningen Workshop on Hellenistic Poetry with a paper entitled “Dioscorides and Marcus Argentarius: examples of dialogue between Alexandrian and not Alexandrian poetry”, Groningen (Netherlands), 13–15 September 2023.
• 14th Celtic Conference in Classics with a paper entitled “Erotika Etymologika: wordplays and puns in Marcus Argentarius’ erotic epigrams”, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal), 11–14 July 2023.
• 2nd International Congress “Tránsitos: Identidades y Culturas en Movimiento. Corporalidades: Diálogos en torno a Sujeto y Género” with a paper entitled “El tόpico literario de la hetera dentro de la epigramática griega helenístico-imperial”, Universidad de Cádiz (Spain), 28–30 September 2022.
• 5th International Conference “Prolepsis: Predicting, Anticipating, Foretelling from Antiquity to the Renaissance” with a paper entitled “Alcuni esempi di threat-prophecy nella poesia greca e latina”, Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro” (Italy), 20–21 December 2021.
• Conference “Text and Textuality” with a paper with the title “Marc.Arg. AP 5.16”, Durham University (UK), 15–16 July 2021.
• 18th Annual Postgraduate Forum Interdisciplinary Conference “Adaptation” with a paper entitled “Marc.Arg. AP 5.63: multiple levels of adaptation”, Newcastle University (UK), 19 May 2021.
• School of History, Classics and Archaeology Postgraduate Forum Seminar with a paper entitled “P.Oxy. 3723: limits and ambiguity on the elegiac genre”, Newcastle University (UK), 18 November 2020.
• XIX Conference on Egyptology and Papyrology with a paper entitled “P.Oxy. 2884: nuove ipotesi sul genere elegiaco”, Siracusa (Italy), 1–4 October 2020.
• 1st International Congress “Tránsitos: Identidades y Culturas en Movimiento. Frontera Sur. Voces y Relatos en los Márgenes” with a paper entitled “Las mujeres migrantes en el drama antiguo”, Universidad de Cádiz (Spain), 30 September – 2 October 2020.
• 1st Symposium “Becoming Greek, Staying Roman. Becoming Roman, Staying Greek: intertestualità greco-romana in età argentea e tardo-imperiale” with a paper entitled “Paolo Silenziario: l’epigrammista a cavallo fra due lingue”, Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro” (Italy), 2 March 2020.
• 4th Interuniversity Conference “Progetto Odeon”: “μέσαι δὲ νύκτες – It is midnight. Nights of love, war and madness from Homer to Medieval Literature” with a paper entitled “Il triplice volto della Notte nell’Età Ellenistica”, University of Turin (Italy), 23–24 May 2019.
• 3rd International Conference “Optanda erat Oblivio: Selection and Loss in Ancient and Medieval Literature” with a paper entitled “Un esempio di eroismo erotico: la controversa questione dell’Epitalamio di Achille e Deidamia”, Università degli Studi “Aldo Moro” (Italy), 20–21 December 2018.

• 01/01/2024–31/03/2024: Full-Time Content and Acquisitions Editor Trainee at De Gruyter-Brill (Berlin, Germany)
• 07/03/2022–29/10/2024: Organisation of the training programme “Failure is success in progress: Dealing constructively with Failures and Rejections in Academia” and “Wellbeing4all: Coping with Imposter Syndrome” at Newcastle University (HaSS Faculty post-graduate research training programme)
• 22/05/2023–04/06/2023: Teaching Assistant in CAC2001 (Researching the Classics) at Newcastle University (School of History, Classics and Archaeology)
• 03/02/2023–11/06/2023: Teaching Assistant in CAC2063–CAC3063 (Approaches to Greek Mythology) at Newcastle University (School of History, Classics and Archaeology)
• 03/10/2022–29/01/2022: Teaching Assistant in CAC1014 (Tragedy Comedy History: The World of Greek Literature) at Newcastle University (School of History, Classics and Archaeology)
• 31/01/2022–12/06/2022: Teaching Assistant in CAG1002 (Beginner’s Greek in Action 2) at Newcastle University (School of History, Classics and Archaeology)
• 27/09/2021–30/01/2022: Teaching Assistant in CAG1001 (Beginner’s Greek in Action 1) at Newcastle University (School of History, Classics and Archaeology)