Benjamin Haller is Associate Professor of Classics at Virginia Wesleyan University, where he serves as Program Coordinator for the Classics major, which has a track in Latin and a track in Classical Civ. His research interests include Homer, Archaic Greek poetry, Latin poetry, the Classical Tradition, and Classics in Popular Culture. He is currently working on a Latin textbook ("Laetabere!") and several other projects on Homer and the Classical Tradition.