Peter is a Professor of Classics at the University of Southern Maine. He has led the Council’s Community Seminar in Falmouth since 2001, in addition to numerous teachers’ programs organized by the Council. A graduate of Colgate University, Peter received his Ph.D. in Classics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of two books and several articles on the city of ancient Rome, has written and lectured widely on classical literature, and published numerous translations of Greek and Roman lyric. Peter is the creator of the USM Classics Scholarship, chairs the department of Modern and Classical Languages, and has been active in the Classical Association of Maine.