Ryan Baldwin

Assistant Professor and Director of Humanities Network and Consortium (HNAC)

Anc Mediterranean/Archaeology

Email Address: rmbaldwin@uncg.edu

About

Ryan Baldwin is a classicist and historian holding a Ph.D. and M.A. in Classics with a historical emphasis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, alongside an M.A. in Comparative Studies and a B.A. in History from Brigham Young University. His research spans Greek and Roman history and civilization with particular focus on the early Roman Empire as well as Latin prose and poetry, highlighting figures such as Lucretius, Lucan, and Seneca. Baldwin’s scholarship also engages with ancient philosophy (notably Epicureanism and Stoicism), Late Antiquity themes including centos and passion narratives, epic poetry, ethnography, and ancient athletics. In the classroom, he has led courses covering broad eras of classical antiquity, including The Roman Republic 509–44 BCE (AMS 354), The Roman Empire 44 BCE – 337 CE (AMS 355), and Interpreting the Roman Past (LAT 312).