Roberta Ioli is an Italian essayist, poet, and an independent researcher in ancient philosophy affiliated with the University of Bologna. She has an MPhil in Classics and holds a PhD in Philosophy. She has published extensively on the classical world, with particular focus on Greek epic, ancient skepticism, and Sophistic thought. Her books include Gorgia di Leontini: Su ciò che non è (Olms, 2010); Teocrito: L’Incantatrice e altri idilli (Ladolfi, 2012); Gorgia: Testimonianze e frammenti (Carocci,2013); and Il felice inganno: Poesia, finzione e verità nel mondo antico (Mimesis, 2018). She has also worked on the connections between ancient theater and vocality, collaborating with the Acusma Group at the Sapienza University of Rome and with La Triennale di Milano. Her dramaturgical work with the theater company Societas resulted in various essays exploring the relationship between body, voice, and the experience of mourning, including Vocem devorat dolor: Ecuba e la voce del lamento (Edizioni della Stoà, 2008). She is the author of the blog Il passato ci parla on Aula di Lettere (Zanichelli), where she reflects on the lasting influence and relevance of classical culture in contemporary society. Her poetry collections include L’atteso altrove (Pequod, 2014); Radice d’ombra (Pequod, 2016); Il confine dell’isola (LietoColle, 2018); and Fuochi alleati (Pequod, 2024).