Davide Morassi is an ancient historian, specialised in Greek and Roman military history. His DPhil (Oxon) discusses the role and responsibilities of the Classical Athenian strategoi, arguing that they had substantial independence on the field. More recently, he won a Marie Sklodowska Curie Action Fellowship, financing his study of the emotional experience of Greek warfare though the modern concept of morale. His other research interests include Athenian institutions, theories of leadership, archaic tyrannies, and gender and sexuality in Classical Athens. He taught Greek history at the universities of Oxford, Vreje Universitat of Amsterdam, and Southampton.