Dr. Matthew Schueller

Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020;
M.A., University of Arizona, 2012;
B.A., University of Evansville, 2010.

Dr. Schueller's research interests are in Roman archaeology, architecture, and urbanism, and he focuses on the ancient regions of Macedonia and Thrace between the 2^nd cent. BCE and the 4^th century CE. Themes in his research include cross-cultural dialogue, the effects of imperialism on communities, and reusing old monuments in response to socio-economic change. Dr. Schueller's ongoing research particularly addresses how Roman public entertainment venues shaped ideas, spaces, and artifacts for urban life through multivalent interactions among spectators and performers. He has helped to lead several excavations coordinated by the Balkan Heritage Foundation in North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Montenegro and has excavated in Israel as well.

Roman and Greek art and archaeology, sport and theater, literature, and ancient Greek and Latin languages

"Voyager and the Lotus Eaters: A Case Study in Star Trek's Humanistic Storytelling," in A. Norgard and N.J. Swain, eds., Star Trek and the Ancient Past (forthcoming).

“The Theater at Heraclea Lyncestis: An Urban Network Actor in Roman Macedonia.” (forthcoming).

“Audience Dynamics in Philippopolis’ Theater and Their Shaping of Roman Thrace’s Metropolis.” In S. Bell, A. Berlan-Bajard, and S. Forichon eds., An Audience or Audiences? The Reception of Spectacles in the Roman World between Plurality and Unanimity. Bordeaux: Ausonius Editions.

Review of The Busy Periphery: Urban Systems of the Balkan and Danube Provinces (2nd – 3rd c. AD), by D. Donev. American Journal of Archaeology 126(1):E030-E032. Boston: The University of Chicago Press. Https://doi.org/10.1086/718059. 

Review of The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Roman Germany, edited by S. James and S. Krmnicek. Bryn Mawr Classical Review. https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2021/2021.02.42/.

2019-20 Getty Pre-/Post-doctoral Fellowship, the Getty Villa

2017-18 Bulgaria-Greece Research Grant, Fulbright Student Program

2016-17 Pre-doctoral Fellowship, American Research Center in Sofia, Bulgaria

2016 Christina Williams Summer Research Fellowship, UNC-CH

ΦΚΦ honors fraternity, University of Evansville