Ohio State is in the process of revising websites and program materials to accurately reflect compliance with the law. While this work occurs, language referencing protected class status or other activities prohibited by Ohio Senate Bill 1 may still appear in some places. However, all programs and activities are being administered in compliance with federal and state law.

Gaia Gianni

Gaia Gianni

Gaia Gianni

Director of Epigraphy

gianni.8@osu.edu

414 University Hall
230 North Oval Mall
Columbus, Ohio 43210

Google Map

Areas of Expertise

  • Latin literature
  • Latin epigraphy
  • Roman social history

Education

  • PhD Brown University

Professor Gianni works on Latin literature, Latin epigraphy and Roman social history. Her primary research interests are the development of fictive kinship in the Roman family, slavery and gender relations inside the household. She is currently working on her book, to be published by the University of Michigan Press, titled “Children in Ancient Rome: Social Relations and Familial Networks”. Dr. Gianni received her Ph.D. from Brown University and taught at Tulane University and the University of Alabama.