Degree in Classical Literature from the University of Catania on March 24, 1988, with top marks (110/110 with honors and publication merit). Ph.D. in Greek and Latin Philology from the University of Catania, awarded on January 9, 1996. Full Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Catania since November 1, 2005 (qualification obtained in 2003). Fellow of the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa at the Fondation Hardt pour l’étude de l’Antiquité classique (1993). Winner of the First Prize at the 48th Certamen Capitolinum (April 21, 1997) for the book La tradizione manoscritta della «Mulomedicina» di Publio Vegezio Renato. National coordinator of scientific projects funded by the C.N.R. (2000–2003), FIRB (2001), and PRIN programs. Department of Humanities nominee for the 2014 Gerda Henkel Prize. Lead coordinator of the Ph.D. Program in Greek and Latin Philology at the University of Catania. Editor-in-chief of the journal Commentaria Classica (ranked in class A by ANVUR). Member of the evaluation committee for the Italian National Scientific Qualification (ASN) 2018–20 in the field of “Latin Language and Literature”.