B.A. in Classics, M.A.in Ancient Studies (Toronto), Ph.D. in Classical (Bronze Age) Archaeology (Cincinnati) Prof. Fitzsimons specializes in the archaeology of the Bronze Age Aegean and Early Iron Age Greece, with a particular focus on monumental architecture, early state formation, funerary practices, acculturation and identity. He has participated in a number of archaeological projects in Albania and Greece, including excavations at Kommos, Mallia and Midea; since 2002, he has served as the site architect for the Azoria Project excavations at Azoria, Crete, and since 2009, he has been co-director of the Ayia Irini Northern Sector Archaeological Project, based at Ayia Irini on the island of Kea (Greece). Prof. Fitzsimons has been a member of the Department of Ancient History & Classics since 2004 and has taught courses on the archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean (the Greek and Roman worlds, the Bronze Age Aegean, Iron Age Greece and ancient Athens), literature and ancient Greek; he has also led archaeological field schools at Azoria (2005, 2006, and 2014) and Ayia Irini (2010). Prior to his arrival at Trent, Rodney taught at Miami University of Ohio and Iowa State University, and was the Jacob Hirsch Fellow at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. In 2014-15, Prof. Fitzsimons will be teaching: AHCL 1401H-FA: The Trojan War I: The Illiad AHCL 1402H-WI: The Trojan War II: The Odyseey and the Aeneid AHCL 2205H-FA: Archaeology & Art History of Ancient Greece AHCL 4002H-WI: Urbanisation & State Formation in Archaic Crete: The Case of Azoria GREK 2000H-FA: Intermediate Greek I

archaeology of the Bronze Age Aegean and Early Iron Age Greece, with a particular focus on monumental architecture, early state formation, funerary practices, acculturation and identity.