Aikaterini (Katia) Markaki
Aikaterini (Katia) Markaki

Contact Information

4058 LCLB
707 S Mathews Ave
Urbana, IL 61801

Office Hours

Fall 2026:
Thursdays, 12:00-1:00PM
Others, by appointment
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Graduate Teaching Assistant

Biography

Aikaterini is a third-year graduate student in the Department of Classics at UIUC.

Research Interests

  • Melic Poetry
  • Greek Tragedy
  • Greek and Latin Poetry
  • Greek and Latin Drama
  • Performance
  • Rituals
  • Animal Imagery 
  • Reception

Education

Ph.D. in Classics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2024 - present)

B.A. in Greek Philology (specialization in Classics), University of Crete

 

Grants

Gerondelis Foundation Graduate School Grant for Academic Excellence (2025)

Awards and Honors

Manson A. Stewart  Travel Award (CAMWS, 2026)

Reimagining the Classics Award (University of Illinois, 2025)

Courses Taught

Fall Semester 2026:

  • CLCV 231: Development of Ancient Cities (TA)

Summer 2026:

  • CLCV 102   Medical Terms-GRK & LAT Roots  (Instructor)

Spring Semester 2026:

  • CLCV 100   Vocabulary Building from Greek and Latin Roots  (Instructor)
  • CLCV 102   Medical Terms-GRK & LAT Roots  (Instructor)

Fall Semester 2025:

  • CLCV 100   Vocabulary Building from Greek and Latin Roots  (Instructor)
  • CLCV 102   Medical Terms-GRK & LAT Roots  (Instructor)
  • CLCV 323   The Comic Imagination   (TA)