To which classical figure do you most relate and why? To Virgil for his  anima naturaliter Christiana and for his universalistc vision of the man and the world. A Virgilio, per la sua anima naturaliter Christiana e per la sua visione universalistica dell’uomo e del mondo. What would have become if not a Classicist? A criminal lawyer. Un avvocato penalista. What law, rule, event, or custom from Classical times would you like to see reincarnated today? The respect of the right and of the democracy. Il rispetto del diritto e della democrazia. When did you know you wanted to be a Classicist? When I started high school. Agli inizi degli studi medi superiori. What book are you currently reading? I am reading :A. SOCCI, Indagine su Gesù, C.E. Rizzoli, Milano 2008. Sto leggendo : A. SOCCI, Indagine su Gesù, C.E. Rizzoli, Milano 2008. If you could travel back to ancient Rome, what five items would you take with you from the present? I would take with me my car, my scooter ( a 1974 Vespa), the electric light, my radio and lastly my favourite  music CDs. Io porterei con me : la mia auto, il mio scooter (Vespa del 1974), la luce elettrica, la mia radio e, infine, i miei dischi di musica preferita.

To learn more about Michelarcangelo Galli and his submission of Thesaurus Litterarum: Strumenti e Sussidi Diattici per Lo Studio della Letteratura Latina, click here. When and where in the Classical World would you have liked to live? In Athen in Pericle Age or in Rome in the Augustan Age. In Atene durante l’età di Pericle, o in Roma nell’età augustea. Who has been the most important mentor in your career? Surely my professor of Latin at the University of Naples : Francesco Arnaldi. Certamente il mio professore di latino dell’Università di Napoli : Francesco Arnaldi. What is the best advice you have ever received? It is better to be loved than to strike fear. Il miglior consiglio ricevuto è : Meglio essere amati che temuti. What literary character do you most resemble? I think Seneca. Penso sia Seneca. What albums would you want to have with you if you were stranded on a desert island? The albums of my family loves, of course! Naturalmente gli albums relativi ai miei affetti familiari. What trend in Classical Studies do you see as negative? The formal or literary imitation instead of being inspired by the contents and values of thought and art. L’imitazione formale letteraria invece dell’ispirarsi ai contenuti e valori di pensiero e di arte.