Background
Chiara Gazzini studied at “Tor Vergata” University in Rome, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Philology (2012) and a Master’s degree in Byzantine Literature and Philology (2014). Her doctoral dissertation (PhD in Ancient Classics and Their Fortune, “Tor Vergata” University, 2020) consisted in the critical edition, translation, and commentary of the Greek and Latin letters by the distinguished Byzantine scholar Manuel Chrysoloras (1360-1415). As a postdoctoral researcher at IFIKK she is currently researching the dissemination and reception of Chrysoloras’ letters in the cultural environment of 16th-century Europe within the Twinning project “GrECI: Greek Heritage in European Culture and Identity”, led by Han Lamers.
Academic interests
Chiara Gazzini’s research covers a wide range of topics in Byzantine studies and related fields, including the classical tradition, manuscripts and printed book history, Greek palaeography and codicology, cultural and intellectual history, and, more recently, library history, biography, and Byzantine epigraphy. She is currently also involved in collaborative research regarding the history of the Greek manuscript acquisitions of the Vatican Library in the early 20th century, as well as the life and work of the brothers Angelo, Giovanni, and Silvio Giuseppe Mercati. She also contributes to the census and cataloguing of Greek inscriptions of Medieval Rome.
Education
- PhD in Ancient Classics and Their Fortune: Archaeology, Philology, and History, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 2020 (excellent cum laude).
- Second-Level Specializing Master’s in Library Science, Vatican Library School of Library Science, 2018 (30/30 cum laude).
- Visiting scholar, KU Leuven Faculty of Arts, October 2015.
- MA in Byzantine Literature and Philology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 2014 (110/110 cum laude).
- BA in Classical Philology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 2014 (110/110 cum laude).
- High School Diploma, Public High School “I. Kant” of Rome, 2009 (100/100).
Working Experience
- Research Assistant within the project “The Epigraphy of Byzantine Rome (6th-15th Cent.): A Census”, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, October-November 2022 (transcription, philological-palaeographic-archaeological description, and bibliographical discussion of published and unpublished Greek medieval inscriptions).
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal “Νέα Ῥώμη. Rivista di Studi Bizantinistici”, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (http://nea-rhome.uniroma2.it/).
- Teacher of Italian, Greek, Latin, History, Geography in Italian Classics, Scientific, and Languages High Schools, 2020-2023.
- Library Assistant, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, 2012-2013.
Awards
- "Antonio Garzya" Award, for Master's Degree in Byzantine studies (2015) - Associazione Italiana di Studi Bizantini (AISB).