Antony Augoustakis has been teaching at Illinois since 2009. He specializes in Latin poetry of the Flavian period (69-96 CE) and the reception of Classics in modern film.He has been President of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (2015-16) and has received the Society for Classical Studies Excellent in Teaching Award (2016) and aCAMWS Ovatio for Lifetime Achievement (2017).