Sam Flores

Associate Professor

Education

Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2013

M.A., Ohio State University, 2008

B.A., John Carroll University, 2007

Research Interests

Ancient Philosophy, especially Plato; Greek Political Thought; Greek History and Historiography; Slavery in the Ancient World.

Courses Taught

Ancient Greek (GREK) at all levels

Latin (LATN) at all levels        

Classics in translation (CLAS): "Slavery and Racism in Greece and Rome"; “Greek Civilization”; "Classical Mythology"; “Comedy"; "Greek Myth and Religion" (study abroad); "Reading and Writing the Peloponnesian War" (senior research seminar)

History (HIST): "Ancient Greece"

Publications

Articles

2022. “Philosopher-Strangers: Xenia and Panhellenism in Plato’s Laws.” Polis: The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman Political Thought 39.2: 237-260.
2020. "Returning to the Heavens: Plato's Socrates on Anaxagoras and Nature." Apeiron: A Journal for Ancient Philosophy and Science 53.2: 123-146.
2018. “The Development of Critias in Plato’s Dialogues.” Classical Philology 113.2: 162-188.

Reviews

2018. Review of D. Stuttard, Nemesis: Alcibiades and the Fall of Athens (Harvard UP, 2018), Bryn Mawr Classical Review (http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2018/2018-09-15.html).
2017. Review of J. Sallis, The Figure of Nature: On Greek Origins (Indianapolis UP, 2016), Bryn Mawr Classical Review (http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2017/2017-04-28.html).

Professional Blog Posts

2020. (Contributor) Pandey, Nandini, “What Parts of Classics Would We Choose To Preserve for the Future?” Society for Classical Studies Blog. (https://classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/nandini-pandey/blog-what-parts-classics-would-we-choose-preserve-future)
2020. “Creating a Coalition to Empower Classicists of Color.” Society for Classical Studies Blog. (https://classicalstudies.org/node/34522)
2019. "Classics and Pop Music: Classical Allusions and Literary Techniques in the Music of Jay-Z." Society for Classical Studies Blog (https://classicalstudies.org/node/31745)
2018. "Teaching Ancient Slavery in the South." Society for Classical Studies Blog (https://classicalstudies.org/node/30010)