Richard H. Cunningham	cunningh@email.unc.edu
Undergraduate research assistant (Jan - Apr 98) Richard is a rising sophomore at UNC-CH, planning to major in business. His interest in the ancient world stems, in part, from Latin courses taken in high school and Prof. Lloyd Kramer's (UNC-CH History) Western Civilization course (HIST 11), which he took in fall semester 1997.

Eric Dugdale	edugdale@email.unc.edu
Graduate researcher (Jan 98 - present) Eric was raised in Columbia, received a BA in Classics from Corpus Christi College, Oxford and an MA in Classics from UNC-CH, where he is currently a graduate student in Classics. His research interests focus on the study of Greek tragedy. At Chapel Hill, he has taught or assisted in teaching a number of courses in Latin, Greek and Classics. He enjoys travelling, particularly to classical lands.

Tom Elliott	awmc@unc.edu http://thomase.home.mindspring.com
Project manager (Nov 97 - present) Tom received a BS in Computer Science and Classical Studies from Duke University in 1989 and an MA in Ancient History from UNC-CH in August of 1997, where he is currently a graduate student in the Department of History. His master's thesis was entitled "Diocletianic Census Inscriptions from the Aegean Islands and Asia Minor." His research interests include: Greek and Roman documents, administration and cultural history; use and alteration of the ancient landscape; and application of advanced technology to teaching and research in ancient studies. Tom has previously worked as an Air Force officer, a software developer and a teaching assistant. His work on the web includes Ancient Roman Technology and the American Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy web site, both in collaboration with Prof. George Houston

Erika Grams	egrams@mindspring.com
Web and database developer (Jan - Jun 98) Erika received a BA in International Studies, History and German/West European Area Studies from American University in May 92, an MA in European History from UNC-CH in May 94, reached ABD status in History with a minor field in Ancient History at UNC-CH in May 94, and completed an MS in Information Science at UNC-CH in Dec 97. She completed her information science degree with a master's paper called "Towards Better Evaluation of Machine Translation". Her interests in the IS field include natural language processing and database design; she also aided Dr. Stephanie Haas in research on the semantics of web pages and is in the process of helping write and submit conference and paper proposals related to the topic. Historical interests include modern diplomatic history, especially European, and ancient history. Erika has also designed numerous web pages, including the Atlas of the Greek and Roman World web site and the Official Sam Neill home page.

Heidi Johnson	johnsonh@email.unc.edu
Graduate research assistant (Jan 98 - present) Heidi received a BA in Ancient History from Purdue University in May 96 and an MA in Ancient History from UNC-CH in May 98, having written a thesis dealing with the representation of bandits in the Greek novels. At Chapel Hill, Heidi has served as teaching assistant for a number of courses including: "Ancient History: The Near East, Greece and Rome" (HIST 14) and "History of Rome" (HIST 53).

Jonathan Kaplan	jkaplan@email.unc.edu
Undergraduate research assistant (Jan - Apr 98) Jonathan completed a BA (double-major) in History and Religious Studies at UNC-CH in May 98. Jonathan has just completed a six song debut album entitled "Through the Window," which contains a collection of largely acoustic-based rock tunes. Jonathan also finished his senior honors thesis in the spring of 98. The thesis deals with the transmission of the Puritan Orthodox understanding of assurance of salvation from England to New England and its impact on the development of American Puritan ecclesiology between 1640 and 1720. The work centers on the study of the writings of William Perkins, Cambridge Theologian, Increase Mather, pastor of Old North Church at Boston, and their principal intermediaries: John Cotton and Richard Mather. Jonathan is currently studying in England, and hopes to begin work toward the MDiv degree in the fall.

Fontayne Mitas	fmitas@email.unc.edu
Undergraduate research assistant (Jan - Apr 98) A rising senior at UNC-CH, Fontayne is majoring in sociology with an emphasis in criminology. Her interest in the IAM project stems from her family heritage and an interest in Internet technologies. In the fall semester of 1997, she completed a research project for Prof. George Houston's (UNC-CH Classics) "Roman Technology and Culture" course. You can see the results of her work by visiting the "Ancient Roman Technology" web site (http://www.unc.edu/courses/rometech) and then choosing the following links: Handbook > Arts and Crafts > Other metals > Goldworking and gemstones.

Natalie Taback	ntaback@fas.harvard.edu
Graduate research assistant (Summer 98) Natalie received a BA in Classics and History of Art in 1995 from Yale University, and an MA in the History of Art and Architecture in 1998 from Harvard University, where she is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in that field. Her research interests range from Greek and Roman statuary to Latin poetry. She currently serves as a teaching fellow at Harvard, assists with Harvard's collection of Greek and Roman slides, and is in the process of working on her dissertation.

Dr. Richard J.A. Talbert	talbert@email.unc.edu
Project director (Nov 97 - present) William Rand Kenan, Jr., Professor of History and Adjunct Professor of Classics (UNC-CH), Prof. Talbert received first his MA and then a PhD in Classics from Cambridge, UK in 1972. In addition to the IAM effort, Prof. Talbert directs the APA-commissioned project to produce the Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, which is scheduled to be published in 1999. Jointly with Prof. P.J. Rhodes (in England), Richard Talbert edits the UNC Press monograph series, "Studies in the History of Greece and Rome". His books include The Senate of Imperial Rome, Timoleon and the Revival of Greek Sicily, Classics in Canadian Universities, Plutarch in Sparta, Atlas of Classical History, and (with Robert Wallace) Ancient Historians in the United States. Prior to coming to Chapel Hill, he taught at Queen's University, Belfast and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.