Friday June 5, 6:00pm EST. As proud Italians and Italian Americans, we all know the immense impact that Italy has had on forming the United States that we know and love today. But did you know that when the Founding Fathers envisioned the United States' governmental structure, they based it on mid-Republican Rome?

Join NIAF for its first Ernest Pellegri Virtual Event and discover how the Founding Fathers' classical educations played a role in how they envisioned the United States; it is free but you must register to attend! REGISTER NOW

Since 2015, Dr. Eric Adler has been an Associate Professor at University of Maryland's Department of Classics. Prior to joining the faculty at University of Maryland in 2013, Dr. Adler taught at Rice University, the University of Minnesota and at Connecticut College, where he served as chair of the Classics Department, Dr. Adler holds a Ph.D. in Classical Studies from Duke University, an M.A. in Classics from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and a B.A. in Classical Languages and Theater from Connecticut College. His research focuses on Roman historiography, the history of classical scholarship, Latin prose, and the history of the humanities.

Following Dr. Adler's presentation, there will be a brief Q&A session.

Not able to join us on Zoom, but want to tune in? All free NIAF virtual events will be streamed simultaneously on Facebook Live and posted on NIAF's Youtube page approximately 1 business day after the event has taken place.

If you have any questions, please contact us at VirtualEvents@niaf.org.

We can't wait for you to join us! Register here.