Sophia Mills is currently Chair and Professor of Classics at the University of North Carolina at Asheville where she has taught since 1994. She was born in London educated at Somerville College, Oxford and holds a DPhil in Greek Literature from Oxford University. She is the author of three books and numerous articles, and her intellectual interests include Homer, Greek tragedy, Greek History, ancient imperialism and the reception of the ancient world in the 21st century. She has 5 cats and is a fan of early music and brews her own beer.