#FellowsInFocus Vassiliki Panoussi @lpanoussi is Chancellor Professor of Classical Studies at William & Mary and our 2025 Andrew Heiskell/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/National Endowment for the Humanities Rome Prize Fellow in ancient studies. While in residence she is researching The Goddess Isis in Roman Literature: Gender, Ethnicity, and Identity, which explores how Roman authors represented Isis, an Egyptian goddess, across a range of literary genres including love poetry, epic, historiography, rhetoric, and philosophy. These depictions of her offer insight into Roman ideas about intersecting identities, showing how she embodied multiple ethnicities—Greek, Egyptian, Roman—and complex gender roles. Panoussi’s study contributes to our understanding of Roman thought and the popularity of Isis in Roman literature during the first centuries BCE and CE. We caught up with Lily to learn more about her current work, the questions driving her research, and how her time in Rome is shaping the project. Read the full interview in aarome.org/news (fb)

CONCERT Wild Cloud’s Ornaments with Composers from the American Academy in Rome Saturday, April 5 9:00 pm Auditorium Parco della Musica Borgna Studio Theater This concert, titled Wild Cloud’s Ornaments, will feature works by composers who have been in residence at the American Academy in Rome: Vijay Iyer @vijayiyer (2025 Resident), Julia Wolfe (2025 Resident), Nico Muhly @nicomuhly (2018 Resident), David Lang @davidlangmusic (1991 Fellow, 2017 Resident), and Michael Gordon, performed by the Parco della Musica Contemporanea Ensemble (PMCE) @auditoriumparcodellamusica . The program explores the rich history of exchange and collaboration that American composers have experienced within the cultural and musical fabric of Rome. Info and tickets on the link in bio! #AuditoriumParcoDellaMusica #AmericanAcademyinRome #ToninoBattista #DavidLang #JuliaWolfe #VijayIyer #NicoMuhly #MichaelGordon (fb)