• A woman with short, wavy brown hair and blue eyes smiling in front of a stone wall, wearing a black short-sleeved blouse and striped apron.

    Dr. Patricia Craig Aeschliman

    Co-founder of Palaestra Latina

    Leader and organizer of Palaestra Virginiensis & Michiganensis

    Assistant Professor of Classics at Hillsdale College

  • A young man with curly hair and glasses writing on a whiteboard in a room filled with bookshelves, framed pictures, and a purple backpack on a chair.

    Mr. Aloysius Aeschliman

    Co-founder of Palaestra Latina

    Leader for Palaestra Virginiensis & Michiganensis

    Latin author and pedagogue

  • A man taking a selfie with a large brown horse, both smiling outdoors near a wooden barn and trees.

    Dr. Gus "Augustus" Grissom

    Leader & game-master for Palaestra Virginiensis

    Latin & History Teacher at Smithsburg High School

  • Mr. Kevin Oriani

    Leader for Palaestra Virginiensis

    Latin Teacher at the Avalon School

  • A man with light brown hair, a mustache, and blue eyes, wearing a gray blazer, teal shirt, and navy tie, outdoors during daytime with a blurred background of trees.

    Dr. Charles Carman

    Leader for Palaestra Michiganensis; original team member since our 1st event in 2021

    Assistant Professor of History at Regent University

  • A man in a brown blazer holding papers and a green pen, gesturing towards a statue and a plaque, with two other men in the background, under a clear blue sky and green trees.

    Dr. Joshua Benjamins

    Leader for Palaestra Michiganensis

    Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics at Hillsdale College

  • Mr. Conor Stark

    Leader of spoken Greek sessions for both Palaestrae; original team member since our 1st event in 2021

    M. A. in Greek from the Polis Institute