Samuel Ortencio Flores
Associate Professor
Education
Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2013
M.A., Ohio State University, 2008
B.A., John Carroll University, 2007
Research Interests
My primary research interests lie in the intercultural contexts of Ancient Greek philosophy, particularly how the evolution of Panhellenism and the religious practice of xenia shaped the practice of philosophy in Plato and other classical writers. I am interested in how philosophy fostered intercultural relationships among persons from different Greek poleis and between Greek-speaking and non-Greek speaking peoples. I also have a secondary research interest in ancient slavery and its modern impacts.
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
2025. “Delphi and the Panhellenic Origins of Philosophy in Plato’s Protagoras.” Classical Journal 120.4: 379-400.2022. “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
2025. Gartland, Samuel D., David W. Tandy. Voiceless, invisible, and countless in ancient Greece: the experience of subordinates, 700-300 BCE (Oxford University Press, 2024), Bryn Mawr Classical Review ().
2018. Review of D. Stuttard, Nemesis: Alcibiades and the Fall of Athens (Harvard UP, 2018), Bryn Mawr Classical Review ().
2017. Review of J. Sallis, The Figure of Nature: On Greek Origins (Indianapolis UP, 2016), Bryn Mawr Classical Review ().
Public Scholarship
2020. (Contributor) Pandey, Nandini, “What Parts of Classics Would We Choose To Preserve for the Future?” Society for Classical Studies Blog. ()
2020. “Creating a Coalition to Empower Classicists of Color.” Society for Classical Studies Blog. ()
2019. "Classics and Pop Music: Classical Allusions and Literary Techniques in the Music of Jay-Z." Society for Classical Studies Blog ()
2018. "Teaching Ancient Slavery in the South." Society for Classical Studies Blog ()