Associate Professor Caillan Davenport
ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Caillan Davenport is Associate Professor of Classics and Head of the Centre for Classical Studies at ANU.
Associate Professor Davenport is an expert in Roman history, literature, and culture, with a special focus on Roman emperors.
Fields of expertise
Articles
Saints and beheadings: the bloody origins of Valentine’s Day
For an occasion that celebrates romantic love with the giving of chocolates and roses, Valentine’s Day has surprisingly…