University of South Dakota

Dr. Sebesta is chair of the Department of History at the University of South Dakota. She is co-editor of The World of Roman Costume (University of Wisconsin Press) and co-author of The Worlds of Roman Women (Focus Press). She is co-editor of The On-line Companion to the Worlds of Roman Women (http://www2.cnr.edu/home/sas/araia/companion.html), Executive Secretary of the National Committee for Latin and Greek (http://www.promotelatin.org) and is noted for her expertise in Latin teaching methodology.

Latin; Classical Mythology; Women in Antiquity; Ancient Egypt

Women in Antiquity, particularly Roman Women; Roman Clothing/Costume

• Ph D, Classics, Stanford University, 1972
• BA, Classics, University of Chicago, 1968