CYNTHIA WHITE is Professor of Classics who teaches Latin language and literature and courses on Rome and the ancient world. Her Ph.D. is in Greek and Latin from The Catholic University of America. A Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, she has published on medieval bestiaries, ancient marriage poems, early Christianity, and mirabilia of Rome. She regularly teaches in Rome and Orvieto and organizes a spring break tour of Italy for members of the UA community.