Arthur Urbano

Arthur P. Urbano is Professor of Theology at Providence College. His research focuses on the role of biographical literature and art as arenas of philosophical debate and cultural competition among late ancient intellectuals. He is the author of The Philosophical Life: Biography and the Crafting of Intellectual Identity in Late Antiquity (Catholic University Press, 2013). He is currently working on a monograph that explores the links between dress, art, and philosophical competition in late antiquity.