Dr. Aaron W. Irvin, PhD 1625 Keenland Dr. Curriculum Vitae Murray State University. Murray, KY 42071

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1 Dr. Aaron W. Irvin, PhD 1625 Keenland Dr. Curriculum Vitae Murray, KY Curris Center Murray, KY EDUCATION PhD in History University of California: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA January 2012 Dissertation Title: Romanization and the Creation of an Imperial Culture Committee: Ronald Mellor (Chair, Roman History), Claudia Rapp (Late Antiquity), David Phillips (Ancient Greek History), Aaron Burke (Ancient Near Eastern History) C.Phil (ABD) in Ancient History University of California: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA September, 2008 MA in Ancient History University of California: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA June, 2007 BA in History with departmental honors, Minors in Greek and Latin Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA June, 2005 PROFESSIONAL HISTORY, Murray, KY Assistant Professor of the History of the Ancient World Present University of California, Los Angeles, CA Lecturer 2012 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA Lecturer Teaching History-Understanding History Department of Education Teacher s Professional Development Program Los Angeles Public Charter Schools Mentor-Scholar

2 Historical Consultant Television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and subsequent seasons Sparty Films LA, LLC United States Marine Corps MOS: Operational Diesel Mechanic Rank: Corporal (E4, NCO) OIF I Veteran PUBLICATIONS Competition and the Creation of Roman Gaul (working title). Manuscript in Progress with Cambridge University Press. Estimated 2019 completion. Cult, Community, and Empire: Reconfiguring Gallo-Roman Polytheism, Administration, and Identity, in Dialectics of Religion in the Roman World. Francesca Mazzilli and Dies van der Linde, eds. (Leiden, NL: Brill Publishers, 2018) 2018 Water and Liminality in Pre-Roman Gaul, in Aspects of Water in the Roman World. Jason Lundock and Michelle Sivilich, eds. (Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press, 2018) 2018 Review, STARZ Spartacus: Reimagining an Icon on Screen. Edited by Antony Augoustakis and Monica Cyrino. Classical Journal Online (September 8, 2017) 2017 The Political Organisation of the Civitates of the Three Gauls and the Myth of Republican Exceptionalism, in Romans and barbarians beyond the frontiers: Archaeology, Ideology, and Identities in the North. Sergio González-Sanchez and Alexandra Guglielmi, eds. (Oxford: Oxbow- TRAC Themes in Roman Archaeology, Volume 1, March 2017) 2017 Review, State Power in Ancient China and Rome. Edited by Walter Scheidel. Classical Journal Online (September 11, ). The Empire of Friends and the House of the Father: Celtic and Canaanite Elite under Imperial Rule, in The Edges of the Roman World. M. Jankovic, V.D. Mihajlovic, and S. Babic, eds. (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014)

3 Review, Rome: Empire of the Eagles by Neil Faulkner. Amphora: A Publication of the American Philological Association, Vol.8 Issue 1 (June ) A Critique and Synthesis of Commentaries and Interpretations of Aristophanes Birds Coreopsis: A Journal of Myth and Theater. (October 10, ). "Regional Foundations for Internationalism in the Ancient Near East: The Case of Canaan" (October 8, 2007). UC World History Workshop. Working Papers from the World History Workshop Conference Series. Paper MEDIA APPEARANCES Roman Empire: Season 3 (Julius Caesar) Historian, Episodes 1-6 Stephen David Entertainment, Netflix Forthcoming, 2019 Roman Empire: Season 2 (Caligula) Historian, Episodes 1-6 Stephen David Entertainment, Netflix Forthcoming, 2018 Roman Empire: Reign of Blood Historian, Episodes 1-6 Stephen David Entertainment, Netflix December, Spartacus: The Complete Series Blu-Ray Special Features, The Legend of Spartacus Sparty Films LLC, Starz/Anchor Bay September 2014 INVITED PRESENTATIONS Caesar: The History Behind the Story (March 10 th, ). Murray Shakespeare Festival, Special Event. Murray, KY. Pax Romana (May 8 th, 2014). Ballard County Middle School, Special Presentation. Barlow, KY

4 Spartacus, Rome, and Hollywood: Creating Ancient Context for the Modern World (December 4 th, ). Third Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in the Reception of the Ancient World. Exeter, England. Blood, Sand, and History: Context, Creativity, and Re-Building a Legend (March 5 th, ). University of Alabama at Birmingham, Phi Alpha Theta Event. Birmingham, AL. AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIP GRANTS College of Humanities and Fine Arts Excellence in Teaching Award 2018 UCLA Department of History Pre-Dissertation Year Fellowship 2011 Am Tabor Charitable Foundation Pre-Dissertation Fellowship 2010 The Summer Graduate Research Mentorship Fellowship 2008 Graduate Teaching Fellow, Department of History Western Washington University History Dept. Distinguished Graduate 2005 United States Marine Corps. Presidential Unit Citation, Navy 2003 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Cult, Community, and Empire: Reconfiguring Gallo-Roman Polytheism, Administration, and Identity (July 11 th -15 th, 2017). Storia delle Religioni e Archaeologia II: I Luoghi del Culto. Museo delle Religioni Raffaele Pettazzoni, Velletri (Rome), Italy Competition, Meaning, and Monumentalization in Gallia Comata (March 28 th -31 st, 2017). Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC 2017). Durham University, Durham, UK

5 Competition, Meaning, and Monumentalization in Gallia Comata (September 22 nd -25 th, ). Imperialism and Identities at the Edges of the Roman World 3. Petnica Science Center, Valjevo, Serbia. The Romanization and Development of Gallo-Roman Religion in the Three Gauls (December 2-4 th, ). Oxford Symposium on Religious Studies. Oxford, England. Rome in Gaul?: An Examination of the Romanization of Government in the Three Gauls (April 4 th -5 th, ). Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC ). King s College, London, UK. The Empire of Friends and the House of the Father: Celtic and Canaanite Elite under Imperial Rule (September 20 th -22 nd, 2012). Imperialism and Identities at the Edges of the Roman World. Petnica Science Center, Valjevo, Serbia The Accidental Apologist: Herodotus and the Oracle of Delphi (March 27 th, 2010). The 15 th Annual James A. Barnes Club Graduate Student Conference. Philadelphia, PA The Accidental Apologist: Herodotus and the Oracle of Delphi (March 4 th -6 th, 2010). The 53 rd Annual Missouri Valley History Conference. Omaha, NB 2010 The Use of Ethnography in Tacitus Agricola and Germania (September 12 th -13 th, ). Rocky Mountain Interdisciplinary History Conference. Boulder, CO Slavery as a Non-Economic Institution in the Roman World (May 2, ). First Northern Arizona University Interdisciplinary Conference. Flagstaff, AZ Slavery as a Non-Economic Institution in the Roman World (March 6-7, ). University of Alabama Graduate Student History Conference: Power and Struggle. Tuscaloosa, AL "Regional Foundations for Internationalism in the Ancient Near East: The Case of Canaan" (May 5-6, 2006). UC World History Workshop. Riverside, CA

6 CAMPUS TALKS The History of Presidential Elections (October 25 th, ) Murray State Phi Alpha Theta Panel Discussion, Organizer. Murray, KY. Competition, Meaning, and Monumentalization in Gallia Comata (Sept. 13 th, ). Department of History Research Forum, Fall. Murray, KY. Slavery and Emancipation in World History: The Ancient World (April 10 th, 2014). Department of History Research Forum, Spring Murray, KY In Search of the Historical Jesus (April 1 st, 2014). Murray State Religious Studies Spring Forum. Murray, KY Country-Club Celts: Friends, Family, and the Government of Roman Gaul (Feb. 7 th, ). Department of History Research Forum, Spring. Murray, KY. Roman Religion and Celtic Conversion in the Gallic Provinces (Oct 25 th, 2012). Department of History Research Forum, Fall Murray, KY TEACHING EXPERIENCE The Ancient Celts and the Classical World Early Christianity Caesar Augustus and the Roman Empire History of Greek Theatre Directed Study: Pre-Constantinian Christianity Introduction to Historical Studies (Capstone Methods Course) Readings in Ancient Greek Language Directed Study: Augustus Directed Study: Hatshepsut Graduate Directed Study: Ancient Egypt Graduate Directed Study: Ancient Greece Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Ancient Egypt Ancient Near East Ancient History to the Fall of Rome Comparative Mythology 6

7 Honors World Civilizations (Prehistory to 1500 AD) World Civilizations (Prehistory to 1500 AD) University of California, Los Angeles The Roman Revolution: From the Gracchi to the First Triumvirate Introduction to Historical Practice California State Polytechnic University, Pomona History of Civilizations, the Ancient Period History of Civilizations, the Middle Period University of California, Los Angeles- Courses as Teaching Assistant or Teaching Fellow Western Civilization- Prehistory to 800 AD Western Civilization- 800 AD to 1715 AD Western Civilization to Present World History- Prehistory to 800 AD History of Religions History of the Roman Republic to 30 BC Ancient Greek History to 478 BC Ancient Greek History BC History of the Roman Empire BC RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Cengage Gale Project Researcher, Author, Contributor Cooperative Education/Internship (Pogue Library Collections) Faculty Liaison, National Center for History in the Schools Project Liaison, Hoxie Slide Project University of California, Los Angeles The Hoxie Slide Project Project Leader University of California, Los Angeles Multi-Campus Research Group in Late Antiquity Assistant to Professor Claudia Rapp

8 SERVICE Strieter-Fineman Faculty Research Award, Selection Committee 2017-Present Academic Council, College of Humanities and Fine Arts Representative Lead Undergraduate Advisor 2017-Present Recruitment and Retention Committee, Representative College of Humanities and Fine Arts -Present West Kentucky History Day Competition, Organizer and Coordinator 2015-Present Graduate Academic Advisor 2015-Present Committee for Student Success, Coordinator 2015-Present East Asia in the World Faculty Search Committee America in the World Faculty Search Committee Liberal Arts Degree Committee College of Humanities and Fine Arts 2014-Present Phi Alpha Theta Faculty Advisor 8

9 2014-Present Undergraduate Academic Advisor 2014-Present Executive Committee Graduate Program Review Committee Religious Studies Committee RGS Interdepartmental Program 2012-Present World CIV Committee 2012-Present LANGUAGE PROFICIENCIES Ancient Latin Ancient Greek (Attic, Ionic, Doric, Aeolic, Koine) Modern French Modern Italian Modern German PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Historical Association Society for Classical Studies Association of Ancient Historians Classical Association of the Middle West and South Society of Biblical Literature 9